Donahue Building

Donahue Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	114 W. 3rd St. Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°31′26″N 90°34′26″W / 41.52389°N 90.57389°W / 41.52389; -90.57389Coordinates: 41°31′26″N 90°34′26″W / 41.52389°N 90.57389°W / 41.52389; -90.57389
Built	c. 1880
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference #	83002423 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1983

Donahue Building is located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The Donahue Building was built around 1880 to house the Ed H. Gifford steam laundry.^[2] By 1892 the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company lists the property as a Turkish Bath. It was at this time that the Davenport Water Company moved into the building. Michael Donahue organized the company and the building is named for him. By 1912 the Walsh-Kahl Construction Company occupied the building. They were known nationally for their work building railroads. They built Union Station in Buffalo, New York, Penn Station in South Bend, Indiana and Union Station in Erie, Pennsylvania.^[3] Locally, they constructed the Kahl Building and the American Commercial and Savings Bank. Today it houses a restaurant and bar on the upper floors and small shops on the lower level.

Architecture

The Donahue Building is a three-story structure that is built on top of a raised basement. Both the building and its basement are constructed of brick. When the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places it was considered an excellent example of Romanesque Revival architecture. It was re-evaluated in 2005 as an excellent example of the Italian Renaissance Revival, which is found in the tall narrow windows with the Roman arch windows and the central projecting pavilion.^[2] It is also a rare example in the state of Iowa of a basement level storefront.^[2]

See also

• Davenport Water Co. Pumping Station No. 2

References

External links

• Archiplanet Listing

Historic Commercial Buildings in Davenport, Iowa
Downtown	American Commercial and Savings Bank Henry Berg Building Building at 202 W. Third Street Central Office Building City Market Clifton-Metropolitan Hotel Davenport Hotel Democrat Building Donahue Building Ficke Block First Federal Savings and Loan Association Building First National Bank Building Forrest Block Hibernia Hall Hoffman Building Hotel Blackhawk Hotel Mississippi-RKO Orpheum Theater Iowa Reform Building Koenig Building Kahl Building J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Wholesale Building Prien Building Putnam-Parker Block Charles F. Ranzow and Sons Building Renwick Building Riepe Drug Store/G. Ott Block Schauder Hotel Schick's Express and Transfer Co. Schmidt Block Union Arcade Wupperman Block/I.O.O.F. Hall Col. Joseph Young Block
East	Finley Guy Building
West	American Telephone & Telegraph Co. Building Brammer Grocery Store Building at 813-815 W. Second Street Building at 1119-1121 W. Third Street Clarissa C. Cook Library/Blue Ribbon News Building Frick's Tavern Koch Drug Store Nicholas Koester Building Meiser Drug Store Miller Building Northwest Davenport Savings Bank Peters' Barber Shop Jacob Raphael Building Schroeder Bros. Meat Market Rudolph H. Sitz Building Union Electric Telephone & Telegraph Washington Gardens Werthman Grocery Wolters Filling Station
Davenport Register of Historic Properties National Register of Historic Places listings in Scott County, Iowa