Built 1868 NRHP Reference # 83002507 Architectural style Italianate architecture | MPS Davenport MRA Opened 1868 Added to NRHP 7 July 1983 | |
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Location 2318 W. 3rd St.
Davenport, Iowa People also search for Albert Kiene House, Claus Untiedt House | ||
The Alvord I. Smith House is located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. The residence has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.
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History
Alvord Smith was a farmer at the time he had this house built in 1868. In time he would become a general agent for the Charter Oak Life Insurance Company. Several other people owned the house after him and before Herman Steffen bought it around 1880. Steffen had retired as the manager of the St. Louis House and Saloon downtown when he bought the house.
Architecture
The Alvord I. Smith House is a typical example of the simplified Italianate style house with Greek Revival elements built in mid-19th century Davenport. It features a nearly square, boxy form with a shallow hipped roof with wide eaves and a simplified cornice. The house also has cast iron lintels that are in the shape of shallow triangular pediments. A small porch frames the main entrance