Prien Building

Prien Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location of where the Prien Building stood

Location	506-508 W. 2nd St. Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°31′17″N 90°34′50″W / 41.52139°N 90.58056°W / 41.52139; -90.58056Coordinates: 41°31′17″N 90°34′50″W / 41.52139°N 90.58056°W / 41.52139; -90.58056
Area	less than one acre
Built	1855
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference #	83002488 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1983

The Prien Building was a historic building located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1] Like the Hoffman Building next door, Mueller Lumber Company across the street and the Riepe Drug Store/G. Ott Block on the 400 block of Second Street, it was torn down in the late 20th century.

History

Fred J. Prien operated a grocery and provision store in this building in 1874. He operated a saloon at this location by 1880. Prien lived in an apartment above the shop.^[2]

Architecture

The building was completed in 1855 in the Greek Revival style.^[1] It was a three-story brick structure that featured a prefabricated iron shop-front.^[3] The iron front was able to support the brick structure above it and it opened large areas of glass on the first floor so the shop could display its wares in the window. The Prien building had a double-wide shop-front with a door in between them that led to the apartments above. There was a cornice molding across the top of the façade.^[4]

References

1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-10-06.
↑ Martha Bowers, Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Prien Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
↑ Svendsen, Marls A., Bowers, Martha H (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. p. 6-1.
↑ Svendsen, 6-2

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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

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