Willam Radcliff House

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Willam Radcliff House
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Location 904 College Ave.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°31′45″N90°33′24″W / 41.52917°N 90.55667°W / 41.52917; -90.55667 Coordinates: 41°31′45″N90°33′24″W / 41.52917°N 90.55667°W / 41.52917; -90.55667
Area less than one acre
Built 1911
Architectural style Bungalow/Craftsman
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP reference # 84001530 [1]
Added to NRHP July 27, 1984

The Willam Radcliff House is a historic building located on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984. [1]

Davenport, Iowa City in Iowa, United States

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National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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History

William and Emily Radcliff had this house built in 1911. Radcliff was the secretary and treasurer for the Register Life and Annuity Insurance Co. [2]

Architecture

The Radcliff's house is one of the more distinguished examples of the American Craftsman style in Davenport. [2] It reflects the influence of California's prototypes of the style. These influences are found in the houses open plan, the wide eaves, the numerous gables, and the rounded ends of the porch brackets. The house's low profile emphasizes its horizontality. It is also expressed in its plain vergeboards with raked ends on the shallow gabled roofs and dormers. The materials used in the house's construction are also appropriate for the Craftsman style. [2] It features plain wood, wall shingles, smooth brick, glazed gray terracotta, and rubble fieldstone.

American Craftsman American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle

The American Craftsman style, or the American Arts and Crafts movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. As a comprehensive design and art movement, it remained popular into the 1930s. However, in decorative arts and architectural design, it has continued with numerous revivals and restoration projects through present times.

Eaves edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall

The eaves are the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building. The eaves form an overhang to throw water clear of the walls and may be highly decorated as part of an architectural style, such as the Chinese dougong bracket systems.

Gable Generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches

A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesthetic concerns. A gable wall or gable end more commonly refers to the entire wall, including the gable and the wall below it.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen. "William Radcliff House". National Park Service . Retrieved 2015-03-05. with photo