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The J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Wholesale Building was a historic building located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1910 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] 1910 Sanborn Map shows the Wholesale Building connected to the original store across the alley.
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 ...
The properties are distributed across all parts of Davenport. For the purposes of this list, the city is split into three regions: East Davenport, which includes all of the city east of Brady Street (U.S. Route 61) and north of 5th Street; Downtown Davenport, which includes all of the city south of 5th Street from Marquette Street east to the intersection of River Drive (U.S. Route 67) and 4th ...
Several hotels, including the Davenport Hotel (1907), were built in the district to serve the main train stations and Hotel Blackhawk (1914, 1920) was a convention-oriented hotel. In addition to the county courthouse, the district also includes Davenport City Hall (1895), Central Fire Station (1901), and the United States Courthouse (1933 ...
Downtown Davenport, Iowa looking across the Mississippi River from Rock Island, Illinois.. Downtown Davenport sits on the banks of the Mississippi River.Downtown is bordered on the south by the river; the east and north, by railroad tracks running on the north side along Fifth Street; and the west, by Warren Street.
The J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store was built in Downtown Davenport in 1892. The structure was designed by Frederick G. Clausen, a German immigrant who moved to Davenport. It followed the latest marketing principles of the day with specialized departments under one roof.
A city park situated in the Village of East Davenport and a part of both the Davenport Village Historic District and the McClellan Heights Historic District. It served as the parade grounds for Camp McClellan during the Civil War. 30: The Linograph Company Building: January 13, 2009: 420 W. River Dr.
A 1915 issue of Mississippi Valley Lumberman newsletter references the use of the Funk (sic) Lumber yard by Gordon-Van Tine, [12] and the January 18, 1919 issue of The Southern Lumberman, discussing the retirement of George W. Funck, discusses the ownership of the Funck Lumberyard by Davenport's U.N. Roberts lumber company (parent company to ...