East 14th Street Historic District
East 14th Street Historic District | |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003649[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1983 |
The East 14th Street Historic District is a neighborhood located on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.[1]
History
The historic district is located in a part of the city known as the LeClaire Reserve and was developed later than other parts of the Reserve.[2] It covers the 300 to the 800 blocks of East 14th Street and includes 67 houses.[3] The earliest homes were built in the 1870s and the newest around 1910, however, most of the houses were built between 1880 and 1900. The district is located in the heart of the non-German residential area. The Germans largely resided to the west of Harrison Street. Several prominent entrepreneurs, industrialists, and professionals lived along East 14th Street. Their families, however, lived here for several decades unlike the German's who would spend a lifetime in their neighborhoods.[3]
Architecture
The homes on East 14th Street are described as “solid, reasonably prosperous, and unostentatious.”
The houses follow changing tastes and architectural styles. The earliest style found in the district is the
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Svendsen, Marlys A.; Bowers, Martha H. (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. p. 17.9.
- ^ a b c Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "East 14th Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 21, 2015. with photos
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