Patrick F. McCarthy House

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Patrick F. McCarthy House
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Location942 Marquette St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°31′46″N90°35′30″W / 41.52944°N 90.59167°W / 41.52944; -90.59167 Coordinates: 41°31′46″N90°35′30″W / 41.52944°N 90.59167°W / 41.52944; -90.59167
Areaapproximately 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1905
Architectural style Tudor Revival
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP reference No. 84001471 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 1984

The Patrick F. McCarthy House is a historic building (as of 1984) [1] located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. Patrick McCarthy was the president of McCarthy Improvement Co., a local construction company that specializes in building and paving streets. [2] Patrick and his wife Alice had the house built in 1905 and lived there into the 1950s.

The Tudor Revival style residence sits high on a hill above Marquette Street. The first story is covered in dark red face brick, and the second and third floors sport the half-timbering for which the architectural style is known. Another architecture feature is that the upper floors protrude above the floor below. The semi-circular bay is another defining feature.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen. "Patrick F. McCarthy House". National Park Service . Retrieved 2014-11-07. with photo