Area less than one acre MPS Davenport MRA Opened 1896 | Built 1896 NRHP Reference # 84001579 Added to NRHP 27 July 1984 | |
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Location 1618 Davenport St.
Davenport, Iowa Architectural styles Queen Anne style architecture, Colonial Revival architecture People also search for Isaac W. Harrison House | ||
The Frank J. Von Ach House is located on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. The Queen Anne, Colonial Revival residence has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.
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History
Francis J. Von Ach was a traveling salesman for the August Steffen Company, a wholesale dry goods dealer. Prior to his association with Steffen, he worked as a salesman in smaller retail establishments. Von Ach was also a founder, and held leadership positions in, the Tri-City Travelers Association, which was a professional organization for traveling salesmen. Von Ach was the first occupant of this house.
Architecture
The Von Ach house is a combination of the Queen Anne and the Colonial Revival styles. This combination was popular in turn of the 20th-century in Davenport. The Queen Anne style is found in the pinwheel plan, the variety surface textures employed, and the irregular window placement. What is essentially a Victorian style structure is modified by the addition of the Neoclassical style porch, the aedicular frame surrounding the main entrance, and the Adamesque decorative details of the Colonial Revival.