Built 1885 NRHP Reference # 85000090 Area 4,000 m² | MPS Davenport MRA Opened 1885 Added to NRHP 14 January 1985 | |
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Location 1530 E. 12th St.
Davenport, Iowa Architectural style Queen Anne style architecture People also search for Isaac W. Harrison House | ||
The Charles Whitaker House is located on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985.
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History
Charles and Josephine Whitaker took up residence in this house around 1892. He was a carpenter at that time and may have built this house and a similar house across Adams Street himself. Whitaker went on to become a general building contractor. He continued to live here until 1932.
Architecture
The two-story house features a three-bay, front gable plan that is similar to the McClelland style, which was a popular Vernacular house style in Davenport in the late 19th century. Decorative details from the Greek Revival, Italianate or Queen Anne styles were generally added to the basic house form. The Whitaker house utilizes elements from the Queen Anne style. They are found in the full-height polygonal bay with decorative shingling on the south side, the pendant vergeboard and the attenuated brackets below the gable. The house's location on a corner lot is accentuated by the polygonal porch and its main entrance set in a chamfered corner.