Koenig Building

Koenig Building
Location 619 W. 2nd St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°31′16″N 90°34′56″W / 41.52111°N 90.58222°W / 41.52111; -90.58222Coordinates: 41°31′16″N 90°34′56″W / 41.52111°N 90.58222°W / 41.52111; -90.58222
Built 1872
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference # 83002460 [1]
Added to NRHP July 27, 1984

Koenig Building was a historic building located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. The Italianate style commercial building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

History

Augustus Koenig had this building constructed in 1872 for his daughters Pauline and Emma. They operated a millinery and fancy goods shop on the main floor and they lived in the apartments above.[2] In later years the commercial space housed a tavern. The structure has subsequently been torn down and the property is now a surface parking lot.

Architecture

The Koenig Building was a three-story brick structure. It featured a bracketed cornice with a curved pediment. The round-arch widows on the second and third floors had metal hoods with keystones. The building was typical of the city's Victorian commercial buildings.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Martha Bowers, Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Koenig Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-10-31.

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