Walker Adams House | |
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| Location | 1009 College Ave., Davenport, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′49″N90°33′22″W / 41.53028°N 90.55611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1875 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| MPS | Davenport MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001313 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 27, 1984 |
The Walker Adams House is a historic building located on the eastside of Davenport, Iowa. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
Walker Adams was a partner in a cooperage before he became a wholesaler of shingles and staves. Adams and his family lived on this property since 1868. This is probably the second house located here as the exterior features suggest a later date. [2] After Walker's death, his wife Mary continued to live in the house into the 1890s.
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