Schmidt Block

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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
Governing body	Private
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] In the late 1970s and 1980s the building housed an upscale restaurant called J.K. Frizbee’s.^[3] 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.^[4] 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. 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

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Schmidt Block". Davenport Public Library. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
↑ 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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Landmarks	Figge Art Museum Modern Woodmen Park Northpark Mall Putnam Museum RiverCenter/Adler Theatre River Music Experience Skybridge

Education	Davenport Community School District Kaplan University Palmer College of Chiropractic St. Ambrose University Marycrest College Historic District Central High School North High School West High School Assumption High School

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Historic Commercial Buildings in Davenport, Iowa


American Telegraph & Telephone Co. Building Henry Berg Building Brammer Grocery Store Building at 813-815 W. Second Street Building at 202 W. Third Street Building at 1119-1121 W. Third Street Central Office Building City Market Clarissa C. Cook Library/Blue Ribbon News Building Democrat Building Donahue Building Ferdinand Ewert Building Ficke Block Forrest Block Finley Guy Building Frick's Tavern Hibernia Hall Hoffman Building Iowa Reform Building Koch Drug Store Koenig Building Kahl Building Nicholas Koester Building Meiser Drug Store Miller Building Peters' Barber Shop J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Wholesale Building Prien Building Charles F. Ranzow and Sons Building Jacob Raphael Building Renwick Building Riepe Drug Store/G. Ott Block Schick's Express and Transfer Co. Schmidt Block Schroeder Bros. Meat Market Rudolph H. Sitz Building Union Electric Telephone & Telegraph Union Arcade Washington Gardens Werthman Grocery Woeber Carriage Works Wolters Filling Station Wupperman Block/I.O.O.F. Hall Col. Joseph Young Block

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