Schick's Express and Transfer Co.

Schick's Express and Transfer Co.
Schick's Express and Transfer Co. building
Location 118-120 W. River Dr.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°31′11″N 90°34′29″W / 41.51972°N 90.57472°W / 41.51972; -90.57472Coordinates: 41°31′11″N 90°34′29″W / 41.51972°N 90.57472°W / 41.51972; -90.57472
Built 1905
Architect Clausen & Clausen
Architectural style Early Commercial
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference # 83002497 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 7, 1983
Removed from NRHP December 19, 2014

The Schick's Express and Transfer Co. was located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The building became part of the Petersen, Harned, von Maur department store complex.

History

Schick's Express and Transfer Company built this warehouse for their new headquarters in 1905. It was located on Front Street (now River Drive) not far from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Freight House, which made access to transportation routes efficient.[2] Eventually the building was acquired by the Petersen Harned and Von Maur Department Store for use as a warehouse. It and the J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Wholesale Building were torn down in the early 21st century to make way for a parking structure and the Davenport Skybridge. It was delisted from the National Register in 2014.[3]

Architecture

The building was an example of early Commercial architecture in Davenport. It was one of the few utilitarian buildings in Davenport that opened its walls with large windows, indicating the structure beneath its brick surface.[4] It was also quite plain in appearance. The only decorative elements on the building was a restrained metal cornice, rustication at the corners, and stone jack arches.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-10-06.
  2. Martha Bowers, Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Schick's Express and Transfer Co." (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  3. "Weekly List". National Park Service. August 19, 2005. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  4. Svendsen, Marls A., Bowers, Martha H (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. pp. 6–7.

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