Prospect Park Historic District (Davenport, Iowa)
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The Prospect Park Historic District in Davenport, Iowa
, United States
is a historic district
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984. In its 23.2 acres (9.4 ha) area, it included 23 contributing buildings in 1984. The Prospect Park hill was listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 1993.
The historic district is a small neighborhood located on the western border of the Village of East Davenport. It runs along Mississippi
Street from Eleventh Street down to River Drive and a block east along Prospect Drive and Prospect Terrace. The neighborhood was developed
form 1895-1910, and is one of many Davenport neighborhoods at the turn of the century to focus around a park. Houses in Prospect Park are very
large, and are set back on spacious lots. The houses are late Queen Anne
style, Neoclassical
, and Tudor Revival
. The neighborhood housed many prominent figures, including
contractors, physicians, and attorneys. The proximity and commanding view of the river kept this neighborhood fashionable long after the
originally families had departed. Unlike similar west end and central neighborhoods, Prospect Park has retained mostly single family usage.
Davenport, Iowa
Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
is a historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1984. In its 23.2 acres (9.4 ha) area, it included 23 contributing buildings in 1984. The Prospect Park hill was listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 1993.
The historic district is a small neighborhood located on the western border of the Village of East Davenport. It runs along Mississippi
Street from Eleventh Street down to River Drive and a block east along Prospect Drive and Prospect Terrace. The neighborhood was developed
form 1895-1910, and is one of many Davenport neighborhoods at the turn of the century to focus around a park. Houses in Prospect Park are very
large, and are set back on spacious lots. The houses are late Queen Anne
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
style, Neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
, and Tudor Revival
Tudorbethan architecture
The Tudor Revival architecture of the 20th century , first manifested itself in domestic architecture beginning in the United Kingdom in the mid to late 19th century based on a revival of aspects of Tudor style. It later became an influence in some other countries, especially the British colonies...
. The neighborhood housed many prominent figures, including
contractors, physicians, and attorneys. The proximity and commanding view of the river kept this neighborhood fashionable long after the
originally families had departed. Unlike similar west end and central neighborhoods, Prospect Park has retained mostly single family usage.