John C. Schricker House

John C. Schricker House
Location: 1446 Clay Street, Davenport, Iowa
Built: 1896
Architect: Gustav Hansen
Architectural style: Colonial Revival
Governing body: Private
MPS: Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference#: 83002500 [1]
Added to NRHP: July 7, 1983

The John C. Schricker House is part of the Riverview Terrace Historic District in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.[1]

John Schricker was a stone and marble contractor.[2] He hired Gustav Hansen, who designed the rectory at Sacred Heart Cathedral and the Central Fire Station, to design his house. The residence is a sophisticated example of the symmetrical Georgian Colonial Revival style.[3] It features an elegant front porch held up with Doric columns and a veranda above.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  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. pp. 2–12. 
  3. ^ Svendsen, 13-3

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