Schmidt Block

Schmidt Block
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	115 E. 3rd St. Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°31′20″N 90°36′38″W / 41.52222°N 90.61056°W / 41.52222; -90.61056Coordinates: 41°31′20″N 90°36′38″W / 41.52222°N 90.61056°W / 41.52222; -90.61056
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896
Architectural style	Romanesque, Commercial Richardsonian
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference #	83002498^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1983

The Schmidt Block is located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is immediately adjacent to the Union Arcade building, which is also listed on the NRHP.

History

The building was built by Fritz T. Schmidt in 1896 to house his wine and liquor business, which was known as Fritz T. Schmidt and Sons.^[2] They produced their own wine at a west end location known as "Blackhawk Vineyards." It was located along Blackhawk Creek.^[3] Some of the buildings, including the Schmidt's house, are extent. In the late 1970s and 1980s the building housed an upscale restaurant called J.K. Frizbee’s.^[4] Duck City, another upscale restaurant, occupies the building now.

Architecture

The Schmidt Block is a three-plus story building constructed of red stone that was built on a brick foundation.^[2] The main façade was designed in the Romanesque revival style made popular by Henry Hobson Richardson.^[5] It features large round arched windows with tuned-stone surrounds on the third floor, roughly dressed stone and stunted columns on the attic level arcade that are topped by a cornice. The Schmidt Block is the only commercial building in Davenport to adopt the Richardsonian Romanesque style in stone.^[3] The swag embellishments on the frieze are also unique in that they are Adamesque rather than Romanesque. While the storefront has been modernized, the building retains its recessed entrance into the first floor commercial space and transom signage. The building immediately to the east has since been torn down and a sheltered outdoor seating area for the restaurant has been added that looks over the urban style park that sits between the Schmidt Block and the RiverCenter, the city’s convention center.

References

↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "Schmidt Block" (PDF). Davenport Public Library. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
1 2 Martha Bowers, Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Schmidt Block" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
↑ 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. 6-4.
↑ 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

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