Oscar Nichols House

Oscar Nichols House
Location 1013 Tremont St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°31′50″N 90°33′39″W / 41.53056°N 90.56083°WCoordinates: 41°31′50″N 90°33′39″W / 41.53056°N 90.56083°W
Built 1884
Architectural style Stick-Eastlake
Governing body Private
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference # 83002477 [1]
Added to NRHP July 7, 1983

The Oscar Nichols House is located on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. The house was built in 1884 by Oscar P. Nichols, who was a partner in the Davenport Nursery.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.[1]

Architecture

The house is an example of Stick-Eastlake style of architecture. It is a version of the Queen style where the wooden strips were applied to the exterior of the structure in vertical, horizontal and on the diagonal to give it a basket-like quality.[3] Other decorative features were also applied to exterior of this house including the decoratively carved front porch that features an openwork tympanum at its gable end, the diagonal stickwork in the front gable end, a beltcourse of vertical strips between the first and second floor and molded vergeboards.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ Wehner, Nowysz, Pottschull and Pfiffner. "Oscar Nichols House" (PDF). Davenport Community Development Department - Iowa Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  3. ↑ 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. 2–10.

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