Daniel T. Newcome Double House

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Daniel T. Newcome Double House
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Location722-724 Brady St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°31′38″N90°34′27″W / 41.52722°N 90.57417°W / 41.52722; -90.57417 Coordinates: 41°31′38″N90°34′27″W / 41.52722°N 90.57417°W / 41.52722; -90.57417
Arealess than one acre
Built1867
ArchitectT.W. McClelland
Architectural style Second Empire
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP reference # 83002475 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1983

The Daniel T. Newcome Double House, also known as Brady Manor, is a historic building located on the Brady Street Hill in Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983. [1]

Davenport, Iowa City in Iowa, United States

Davenport is the county seat of Scott County in Iowa and is located along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state. It is the largest of the Quad Cities, a metropolitan area with a population estimate of 382,630 and a CSA population of 474,226; it is the 90th largest CSA in the nation. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine Le Claire and was named for his friend George Davenport, a former English sailor who served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, served as a supplier Fort Armstrong, worked as a fur trader with the American Fur Company, and was appointed a quartermaster with the rank of colonel during the Black Hawk War. According to the 2010 census, the city had a population of 99,685. The city appealed this figure, arguing that the Census Bureau missed a section of residents, and that its total population was more than 100,000. The Census Bureau estimated Davenport's 2018 population to be 102,085.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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Daniel and Patience Newcomb

Daniel and Patience Newcomb farmed 1,200 acres (490 ha) in Scott County, Iowa. [2] In 1842 he produced an unheard of 30,000 bushels of corn. [2] In the 1850s they moved to Davenport and they had a large home built on top of the hill overlooking the downtown area. They had this house built from 1866 to 1867. City directories from that time show that the Newcombs did not occupy this house. This is usually an indication that the person whose name is on the structure was independently wealthy or derived his income from several ventures including real estate. [3]

Scott County, Iowa County in the United States

Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 165,224, making it the third-most populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Davenport.

After Daniel's death in 1870, Patience donated the funds to build Newcomb Presbyterian Memorial Chapel and donated the land for the Academy of Sciences, the forerunner of the Putnam Museum. The Newcomb's residence became St. Luke's Hospital in 1892. [4]

Putnam Museum History and Science Museum in Iowa, United States

The Putnam Museum and Science Center is a museum of history and natural science and a science center in Davenport, Iowa, United States. The museum was founded in 1867, and was one of the first museums west of the Mississippi River. It houses 160,000 historical artifacts and specimens. It is located at 1717 West 12th Street, at the corner of Division and West 12th Street on "museum hill," near Fejervary Park.

St. Lukes Hospital (Davenport, Iowa) former hospital in Davenport, Iowa, United States

St. Luke's Hospital was a former hospital building located on a bluff overlooking downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties and on the National Register of Historic Places. It has subsequently been torn down.

Architecture

The Daniel T. Newcome Double House is a three-story Second Empire structure designed by T.W. McClelland. It is the only recorded double house in Davenport built in that style. [3] The building is brick construction and features bracketed eaves and a mansard roof in metal, which is somewhat unusual in the city. [3] A frieze is created below the eaves with a single strip of molding. The entryways on both sides of the house are in the center of the structure. The six-second floor windows are equally spaced across the front. The paired entrances and the even number of bays is typical of Davenport's double houses. [3] The third floor features five windows. All of the windows are topped with decorative hoods. A small porch covers the double entry. The house presents a symmetrical appearance.

Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada

Second Empire, in the United States and Canada, is an architectural style most popular between 1865 and 1900. Second Empire architecture developed from the redevelopment of Paris under Napoleon III's Second Empire and looked to French Renaissance precedents. It was characterized by a mansard roof, elaborate ornament, and strong massing and was notably used for public buildings as well as commercial and residential design.

Brick Block or a single unit of a ceramic material used in masonry construction

A brick is building material used to make walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Traditionally, the term brick referred to a unit composed of clay, but it is now used to denote rectangular units made of clay-bearing soil, sand, and lime, or concrete materials. Bricks can be joined together using mortar, adhesives or by interlocking them. Bricks are produced in numerous classes, types, materials, and sizes which vary with region and time period, and are produced in bulk quantities. Two basic categories of bricks are fired and non-fired bricks.

Eaves edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall

The eaves are the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building. The eaves form an overhang to throw water clear of the walls and may be highly decorated as part of an architectural style, such as the Chinese dougong bracket systems.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Anderson, Fredrick I. (ed.) (1982). Joined by a River: Quad Cities. Davenport: Lee Enterprises. p. 249.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Daniel T. Newcome Double House". National Park Service . Retrieved 2015-03-24. with photo
  4. ↑ Horton, Loren N. (2003). The Beautiful Heritage: A History of the Diocese of Iowa. Des Moines: Diocese of Iowa. p. 59.

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