Koenig Building

Koenig Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Empty lot where the Koenig Building once stood.
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Location	619 W. 2nd St. Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°31′16″N90°34′56″W / 41.52111°N 90.58222°W / 41.52111; -90.58222
Built	1872
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP reference No.	83002460 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 27, 1984

Koenig Building was a historic building located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. The Italianate style commercial building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. ^[1] Augustus Koenig had this building constructed in 1872 for his daughters Pauline and Emma. They operated a millinery and fancy goods shop on the main floor and they lived in the apartments above. ^[2] In later years the commercial space housed a tavern. The structure has subsequently been torn down and the property is now a surface parking lot.

The Koenig Building was a three-story brick structure. It featured a bracketed cornice with a curved pediment. The round-arch widows on the second and third floors had metal hoods with keystones. The building was typical of the city's Victorian commercial buildings. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Martha Bowers, Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Koenig Building". National Park Service . Retrieved October 31, 2014. with one photo