Clifton-Metropolitan Hotel

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Clifton-Metropolitan Hotel
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	130 W. River Dr. Davenport, Iowa
Built	1841
Architect	Henry Leonard
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference #	83002413^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1983
Removed from NRHP	November 12, 1997

Clifton-Metropolitan Hotel was a historic building located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1] It has since been torn down and it was delisted from the National Register in 1997^[1] The site on the corner of Main Street and River Drive, along with the neighboring site of the former Schauder Hotel, is now a public parking structure.

History

The building was originally the G.L. Davenport store, which began business there in 1841.^[2]^[3] It was later the location of the Clifton-Metropolitan Hotel. The Clifton was part of the second phase of hotel construction and expansion in the city of Davenport, which lasted from about the time of the American Civil War until the early 20th-century. It was in business for several decades and lasted longer than most of its contemporaries.^[2] There is some evidence that the building may have housed a brothel after its service as a hotel.^[3] It was located on the edge of the city’s notorious Bucktown District. Eventually it became part of the Petersen Harned and Von Maur Department Store complex, where it was used for storage. The property passed to the President Riverboat Casino who had plans for the building that never materialized. At the time it was torn down to make way for the parking structure it was the oldest commercial building in the city.^[3]

References

1 2 3 "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 11/10/97 THROUGH 11/14/97". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 1997-11-21. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
1 2 Svendsen, Marls A., Bowers, Martha H (1982). Davenport—Where the Mississippi Runs West: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport.
1 2 3 Bill Wundram (1995-08-10). "Part II: The honeymoon". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2012-01-15.

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Historic Commercial Buildings in Davenport, Iowa

Downtown	American Commercial and Savings Bank Henry Berg Building Building at 202 W. Third Street Central Office Building City Market Clifton-Metropolitan Hotel Davenport Hotel Democrat Building Donahue Building Ficke Block First National Bank Building Forrest Block Hibernia Hall Hoffman Building Hotel Blackhawk Hotel Mississippi-RKO Orpheum Theater Iowa Reform Building Koenig Building Kahl Building J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Wholesale Building Prien Building Putnam-Parker Block Charles F. Ranzow and Sons Building Renwick Building Riepe Drug Store/G. Ott Block Schauder Hotel Schick's Express and Transfer Co. Schmidt Block Union Arcade Wupperman Block/I.O.O.F. Hall Col. Joseph Young Block

East	Finley Guy Building

West	American Telephone & Telegraph Co. Building Brammer Grocery Store Building at 813-815 W. Second Street Building at 1119-1121 W. Third Street Clarissa C. Cook Library/Blue Ribbon News Building Frick's Tavern Koch Drug Store Nicholas Koester Building Meiser Drug Store Miller Building Northwest Davenport Savings Bank Peters' Barber Shop Jacob Raphael Building Schroeder Bros. Meat Market Rudolph H. Sitz Building Union Electric Telephone & Telegraph Washington Gardens Werthman Grocery Wolters Filling Station

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