Nicholas Koester Building

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Nicholas Koester Building
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Location1353 W. 3rd Street
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°31′19″N90°35′38″W / 41.52194°N 90.59389°W / 41.52194; -90.59389
Arealess than one acre
Built1890
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP reference No. 83002461 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1983

The Nicholas Koester Building is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983. The building is a two-story brick structure that sits on the southeast corner of West Third and Fillmore Streets. It is part of a small commercial district near the historic German neighborhoods and the industrial areas along the Mississippi River. [2] It is a typical commercial building in the West End which combines commercial space on the first floor and apartments on the second floor.

Previous to opening his shop, Nicholas Koester lived down the street and worked as a tinsmith. [3] In his store he sold stoves and tin ware. Koester also lived in the residential space above. The business on the first floor continues to carry the Koester name.

The building was completed in 1890 and was designed in the Italianate style. [1] It features a decorative cornice and rectangular windows on the second floor. There is an oriel window on the Fillmore Street side of the building.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Svendsen, Marlys A., Bowers, Martha H. (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. p. 17-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Nicholas Koester Building". National Park Service . Retrieved 2014-11-05. with photo

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