Washington Flats

Washington Flats
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Washington Flats in 2011
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Location	1415-1431 Washington St., Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°32′4″N90°35′45″W / 41.53444°N 90.59583°W / 41.53444; -90.59583
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905
Architectural style	Neoclassical
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP reference No.	84001584 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 27, 1984

Washington Flats is located in the old northwest section of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984. ^[1]

Architecture

Washington Flats is a local expression of the urban row houses that were built after the mid-19th century in Davenport. ^[2] It was designed in a simplified Neoclassical style that was typical of many structures built in the city around the turn of the 20th century. The building is a long two-story brick structure with four double entrances into the apartments across the front of the building. A bay window with a fifth entrance is in the center of the building. The porches with shared entrances have partial cornice returns. They also have a screen with wood cut-outs between each doorway. The building features a corbelled brick belt course, and egg-and-dart molding on the facia of the metal cornice.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Washington Flats". National Park Service . Retrieved December 5, 2014. with photo