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To take advantage of the situation Joseph Shields established Shields Woolen Mills in 1863. By 1870 he employed 52 people and the annual production value of the mill was $36,000, which made it the sixth largest industry in Davenport. [2] Several fires and financial problems caused Shield's problems and he committed suicide in 1878.
The Crescent Warehouse Historic District is a 10.5-acre (4.2 ha) historic district in Downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States.The district is a collection of multi-story brick structures that formerly housed warehouses and factories.
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 ...
Location of Davenport in Scott County and Scott County's location in the state of Iowa. This is a list of the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in Davenport, Iowa, United States. The historic preservation movement began in the city of Davenport in the mid-1970s with the renovation of several historic structures.
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 ...
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The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
The Henry Pahl House is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. Henry Pahl was the manager of Phoenix Mills, a local flour milling operation. He was an early occupant of this house, which is a typical Greek Revival style residence found in Davenport in the late 19th century. [2]