First National Bank Building (Davenport, Iowa)
First National Bank Building | |
NRHP reference No. | 83002430[1] |
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Added to NRHP | July 7, 1983 |
The First National Bank Building is a historic building located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. In 2020 it was included as a contributing property in the Davenport Downtown Commercial Historic District.[2] The building is now known as the US Bank Building, its main tenant.[3]
History
After the
Architecture
The First National Bank Building is the third building on the same site for the bank. It replaced a building that was destroyed by a fire.[3] The building was designed by Chicago architect O.H. Breidert with the firm Childs & Smith in the Renaissance Revival style.[2] It rises 144 feet (44 m)[6] above the ground and includes nine floors with a steel frame and brick construction. The structure is built on a concrete foundation and is faced with stone. Its form is restrained, but the decoration on the lower level of the building is not. The stylistic details evoke the Renaissance Revival style and combines classical precedents with forms that are associated with the sixteenth century Italian Renaissance. These stylistic elements are combined with the technological advances of the Chicago School.[3]
The building can be divided into three sections: a two-story base; five floors of offices; and a two-story section at the top that terminates in a bracketed
Above the doorway arch are two reclining figures by
A clock originally mounted on the Scott County Savings Bank building was placed on the northeast corner of the building in 1994. The clock was made of copper in 1918 and weighs 600 pounds (270 kg).[3] An awning was built on the west side of the building to cover the lanes of the motor banking facilities and ATMs. The first-floor interior has been modified from its original appearance and it retains little of historic importance.[3]
The five floors of office space that make up the second section provide a contrast with the base of the building and except for the
The building was one of five 1920s-era structures voted as the 50 Most Significant Iowa Buildings of the 20th Century by the Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.[9]
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The building in its setting
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The bronze frieze over the main entrance.
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Buffalo Capital
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Eagle Capital
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Clock
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Jennifer Irsfeld James. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Davenport Downtown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Downtown Davenport, Iowa. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ a b c d e f "First National Bank Building" (PDF). Davenport Public Library. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ a b 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. 5-4.
- ^ Roba, William; Anderson, Fredrick I. (ed.) (1982). Joined by a River: Quad Cities. Davenport: Lee Enterprises. p. 76.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "US Bank Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ a b Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: First National Bank Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-16. with photo
- ^ a b Walters, Bruce (January 12, 2012). "Art in Plain Sight: First National Bank Building". River Cities' Reader. Davenport. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
- Iowa Public Television. Archived from the originalon 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
External links
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