Theodore Eldridge House

Theodore Eldridge House
Location 1404 E. 10th St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°31′49″N 90°33′16″W / 41.53028°N 90.55444°WCoordinates: 41°31′49″N 90°33′16″W / 41.53028°N 90.55444°W
Built 1878
Architectural style Italianate
Governing body Private
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference # 84001404[1]
Added to NRHP July 27, 1984

The Theodore Eldridge House is located on the eastside of Davenport, Iowa, United States. The Italianate residence has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.[1]

History

Theodore Eldridge was a cousin of early Davenport settler and land speculator D.C. Eldridge. Theodore operated a restaurant and confectionary downtown where he lived upstairs until moving here in 1878.[2]

Architect

The Theodore Eldridge house is one of several Italianate style houses in Davenport that follow the Villa form of the style. It combines the rectangular shape and hipped roof of the basic style with a Villa-style tower. The most unusual feature of this house is its bowed front wall.[2] It suggests the work of one of Davenport's first professional architects Willet Carroll.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dennett, Muessig & Associates, Ltd. "Theodore Eldridge House" (PDF). Davenport Community Development Department - Iowa Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-02-14.

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