Nicholas Koester Building

Nicholas Koester Building
Location: 1353 W. 3rd Street, Davenport, Iowa
Built: 1890
Architectural style: Italianate
Governing body: Private
MPS: Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference#: 83002461 [1]
Added to NRHP: July 7, 1983

The Nicholas Koester Building is located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983. The building is a two story brick structure that sits on the southeast corner of West Third and Fillmore Streets. It’s part of a small commercial district near the historic German neighborhoods and the industrial areas along the Mississippi River.[2] It’s a typical commercial building in the West End which combines commercial space on the first floor and apartments on the second floor. The business on the first floor continues to carry the Koester name. The building is designed in the Italianate style. It features a decorative cornice and rectangular windows on the second floor. There is an oriel window on the Fillmore Street side of the building.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-11-05. http://www.nps.gov/nr/. 
  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. p. 17-4. 

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