Lambert-Iles-Petersen House
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Lambrite-Iles-Petersen House | |
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December 2012 | |
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| Location |
510 W. 6th St. Davenport, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′33.7074″N 90°34′49.137″W / 41.526029833°N 90.58031583°WCoordinates: 41°31′33.7074″N 90°34′49.137″W / 41.526029833°N 90.58031583°W |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architect | John C. Cochrane |
| Architectural style | Italian Villa |
| Governing body | Private |
| Part of | Hamburg Historic District (Davenport, Iowa) (#83003656[1]) |
| MPS | Davenport MRA |
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| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1983 |
| Designated DRHP | July 25, 2012[2] |
The Lambrite-Iles-Petersen House is an historic home located in the Hamburg Historic District in Davenport, Iowa, United States. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The house was individually listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 2012.[2] The house was the first residence built in the city in the Italian Villa style[3] and one of the earliest examples in the state of Iowa.[4] It was designed by one of Davenport’s first professional architects John C. Cochrane, and it was built in 1856. The house is named for three of its early owners. Thomas Lambrite, a lumber mill owner, built the house. Dr. Thomas Iles, a physician, and John H.C. Petersen, who founded Davenport’s largest department store that grew to become Von Maur also lived in the house.[5] Maintenance on the house has been neglected and it was declared uninhabited by the city in 2010. Its local landmark status recognizes its significance, history and assists the city's historic preservation commission if it decides to intervene on the structure's behalf.[6]
Thomas Lambrite
Thomas Lambrite was a partner in Davenport’s largest sawmill, a major industry in the city's early history. The mill was located on the Mississippi River between Scott and Ripley Streets.[4] Soon after the house was built Lambrite lost everything in the Panic of 1857. Several other people owned the house until it was purchased by Thomas Iles.
Thomas Jefferson Iles
Thomas Iles was a physician in Midway, Kentucky. He married Maria Louisa Nuckols and together they had eight children, seven boys and a girl. In 1862 the family moved to Davenport.[5] He served as the chief surgeon of the Civil War Confederate prison camp located at the Rock Island Arsenal. Iles became a prominent doctor in Davenport after the war, and he owned the house until his death.[4]
John H.C. Petersen
John H. C. Petersen bought the house after Iles' death and owned it until his death.[4] He was born in Schleswig in present-day Germany and went to school until he was 16 when he was apprenticed to a dry-goods seller. Petersen married Johanna Elsbeth Hansen in 1844 and they had ten children together. The family immigrated to the United States in 1860 and settled in Scott County, Iowa where he initially worked as a farm hand. Two years later he began his mercantile career. For the first few years he had a partner, to whom he later sold his interest in the business. In 1872 he established the business by which he would be known for the rest of his life. The J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store was located at 219 Second Street. As the business grew he added the building at 220 Second Street and then later 217-217½ Second Street.[7] The store became one of the foremost mercantile establishments in Davenport. In 1916 it was sold to Charles J. von Maur, R.H. Harned, and Cable von Maur, who owned their own store.[8] The two stores were merged into a new store named Petersen Harned Von Maur in 1928. In 1989 the store’s name was shortened to Von Maur.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Historic Preservation Commission. "Davenport Register of Historic Properties". City of Davenport. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ↑ 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. 2–5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Times Staff (2012-05-03). "House history". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Historic Preservation Commission. "Walking Tour". Davenport Gold Coast. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ↑ Kurt Allemeier (2012-05-04). "Neighbors fear historic home is falling apart". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ Downer, Harry E. "Biographies". Scott County Iowa USGenWeb Project. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ↑ Downer, Harry E. "J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store". State Historical Society of Iowa. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
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