Taylor School (Davenport, Iowa)
Taylor School is one of four former grade school buildings located in Davenport, Iowa, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The other three buildings are the former Buchanan School, the former Jackson School and Pierce School No. 13.
History
The school was built in 1897. The building had sat empty for most of the 1990s and 2000s. A renovation process to convert the building into senior housing began in 2005. The plan included building an addition as well as renovating the old school building. Financial problems plagued an earlier attempt to develop the project.[2][3] Construction began again on the project in May, 2010 by the Renaissance Realty Group of Chicago and the $11 million renovation was completed in June, 2011.[4][5] The building is now known as The Taylor Renaissance, and features forty-one rental units for people 55 and above.[6]
Architecture
The square block building is two-stories high on a raised basement. It is built with red bricks and the basement is faced with large blocks of dressed limestone. The building features a hipped roof with bracketed eaves. The windows in the building are grouped in round-arched arcades. The arched main entrance is covered by a simple columned canopy.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-10-12. http://www.nps.gov/nr/.
- ^ Brecht, Tory. "Taylor School project gets assist from city of Davenport". Quad-City Times (April 9, 2008). http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_801a2250-8766-5e5e-8dae-d2fea6c0ef1c.html. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ Gaul, Alma. "Davenport's former Taylor School to get a new buyer". Quad-City Times (October 26, 2007). http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_ad45991d-2ceb-5393-bdcd-fcdbab112259.html. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ Brecht, Tory. "Work begins on Taylor School renaissance". Quad-City Times (May 11, 2010). http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_d8f60ce0-5d78-11df-bb75-001cc4c03286.html. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ "Preservation efforts show what’s possible". Quad-City Times (June 23, 2011). http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/preservation-efforts-show-what-s-possible/article_f124e26e-9d5a-11e0-8718-001cc4c002e0.html. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "The Taylor Renaissance". The Renaissance Companies. http://www.therenaissancecompanies.com/nbhd/nbhd/sen_ind.html. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ 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. 10–2.
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