J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Wholesale Building | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 122-124 W. River Dr. Davenport, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°31′14″N90°34′30″W / 41.52056°N 90.57500°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1909-1910 |
Architect | Clausen & Clausen |
Architectural style | Commercial |
MPS | Davenport MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83002484 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 7, 1983 |
Removed from NRHP | December 19, 2014 |
The J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Wholesale Building was a historic building located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1910 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
The building was one of five buildings that were a part of the J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store. It was built as a warehouse between 1909 and 1910 during a period of expanding sales for the store. [2] It stood between the Schick's Express and Transfer Co. building and the former Schauder Hotel. All three of these buildings along with the Clifton-Metropolitan Hotel on the corner of River Drive and Main Street were torn down to make way for a parking structure and the Davenport Skybridge. The property was delisted from the National Register in 2014. [3]
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