Nicholas Koester Building

Nicholas Koester Building
Location 1353 W. 3rd Street
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°31′19″N 90°35′38″W / 41.52194°N 90.59389°WCoordinates: 41°31′19″N 90°35′38″W / 41.52194°N 90.59389°W
Built 1890
Architectural style Italianate
Governing body Private
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference # 83002461[1]Davenport MRA
Added to NRHP July 7, 1983

The Nicholas Koester Building is an historic building 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 is part of a small commercial district near the historic German neighborhoods and the industrial areas along the Mississippi River.[2] It is a typical commercial building in the West End which combines commercial space on the first floor and apartments on the second floor.

Previous to opening his shop, Nicholas Koester lived down the street and worked as a tinsmith.[3] In his store he sold stoves and tin ware. Koester also lived in the residential space above. The business on the first floor continues to carry the Koester name.

The building was completed in 1890 and was designed in the Italianate style.[1] 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. ↑ 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. p. 17-4.
  3. ↑ Wehner, Nowysz, Pottschull and Pfiffner. "Nicholas Koester Building". Davenport Community Development Department - Iowa Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-05.

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