John C. Schricker House

John C. Schricker House
Location 1446 Clay Street
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°31′50″N 90°39′7″W / 41.53056°N 90.65194°WCoordinates: 41°31′50″N 90°39′7″W / 41.53056°N 90.65194°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1896
Architect Gustav Hanssen
Architectural style Georgian Revival
Governing body Private
Part of Riverview Terrace Historic District (#84000339)
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 also been listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.[1]

John C. Schricker

John Schricker was a stone and marble contractor.[2] His work included the Dillon Memorial in downtown Davenport and the Iowa Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument on the grounds of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.[3] Schricker became a partner along with Captain Chris Schricker and F.G. Roddler in the Davenport Pearl Button Company in 1895. The company made buttons from clam shells harvested from the Mississippi River. They remained in business until the 1930s. Schricker hired Gustav Gustav Hanssen, who designed the rectory at Sacred Heart Cathedral and the Central Fire Station, to design his house.

Architecture

The residence is a sophisticated example of the symmetrical Georgian Colonial Revival style.[4] It features an elegant front porch held up with Doric columns and a veranda above. Paired pilasters frame the front porch and are capped with Ionic capitals. The tripartite articulation of the façade is somewhat unusual with its pedimented end bays.[5] Double doors form the main entrance into the house and they are framed by side lights and a transom. Access to the veranda is through a rounded archway of brick.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  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. ↑ Dennett, Muessig & Associates, Ltd. "John Schricker House" (PDF). Davenport Community Development Department - Iowa Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  4. ↑ Svendsen, 13-3
  5. ↑ Wehner, Nowysz, Pottschull and Pfiffner. "John C. Schricker House" (PDF). Davenport Community Development Department - Iowa Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-30.

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