Theodore Jansen House

Theodore Jansen House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	922 Myrtle St. Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°31′46″N90°35′21″W / 41.52944°N 90.58917°W / 41.52944; -90.58917
Area	less than one acre
Built	1888
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP reference No.	83002455 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1983

The Theodore Jansen House is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. At the time this house was built in 1888, Theodore Jansen worked at American Hose Manufacturing Company as a blacksmith. In 1890 he started working for a carriage manufacturer, Young, Harford and Company. ^[2] The Vernacular Queen Anne style residence is a 1½-story, front gable cottage with large wall dormers and a wing off the back. It features stickwork aprons on the main and the dormer gables. There is also a bracketed polygonal window bay on the first floor. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Theodore Jansen House". National Park Service . Retrieved November 13, 2014. with photo