Jacob Goering House | |
Location | 721 Harrison St. Davenport, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°31′39″N90°34′37″W / 41.52750°N 90.57694°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c. 1865-1870 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
MPS | Davenport MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83002440 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 7, 1983 |
The Jacob Goering House was a historic building located on the hill above downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] The house has subsequently been torn down and the location is now a parking lot for Palmer College of Chiropractic.
Jacob Goering was an early labor organizer in Davenport who was involved in more militant national union efforts. [2] He worked at the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad shops, and was a leader in the railroad strike of 1877. When placed on the National Register of Historic Places it was one of a few buildings left in Davenport that reflected the city's major social movements of the 19th century. [3]
The Goering house exemplified a popular and distinctive house type in 19th century Davenport, a vernacular form of the Greek Revival style. [4] It was a two-story, three-bay, brick, front gable house with an oculus in the gable end. The Greek Revival entrance and four-paneled door that was framed by sidelights and a transom was a distinguishing feature of this house from other examples in this style. [4]
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