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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. Downtown Davenport is defined as being all of the city south of 5th Street from Marquette Street east to the intersection of River Drive (U.S. Route 67) and East 4th Street. The locations ...
Built in 1931 in the Italianate style in what is now known as the Village of East Davenport. The former fire station now houses the International Fire Museum. It is a contributing property in the Davenport Village Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 19: House at 821 Ripley St. April 2, 2003: 821 Ripley St.
Davenport was founded in 1836 on land along the Mississippi River that was part of the Black Hawk Purchase, a 40-to-50-mile (64 to 80 km) tract of land in what is now eastern Iowa. [2] It was platted by land company stockholders that included George Davenport , a merchant and trader at Fort Armstrong and the city's namesake, and Antoine ...
Downtown dynasty: Zeng Chinese Restaurant opens to raves on Old Santa Fe Trail. Tribune. Matthew Narvaiz, The Santa Fe New Mexican. April 22, 2024 at 8:33 PM.
Columbia Avenue Historic District is located in the central part of the city of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1] The district lies north and west of Vander Veer Park. The area is entirely residential and it contains brick apartment buildings that were built between 1930 and 1939.
The Renwick Building is a historic building located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983, and on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties since 2000. [1] [2] In 2020 it was included as a contributing property in the Davenport Downtown Commercial Historic ...
Davenport licensed prostitution in 1893, gambling in 1904, and failed to enforce Iowa prohibition laws during this period. [2] A crusade against vice by Davenport's Catholic bishop, Henry Cosgrove, and reforms by state leaders led to the district's transformation in the early 20th century into a light industrial area. The city's automobile ...
The building is thought to have been constructed by Davenport builder Thomas McClelland, who owned it briefly in 1873. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The house was home to railroad, banking and industry executives. They include Abel Kimball, who was the Superintendent of the Iowa Division of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and Dr. John Stevenson.