Built 1852, 1856, 1859 NRHP Reference # 74000810 Added to NRHP 24 July 1974 | MPS Davenport MRA | |
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Location 310-314 Gaines StreetDavenport, Iowa Similar John Littig House, Lindsay Park, Pine Hill Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal, Figge Art Museum | ||
Hiller building demolition
The Hiller Building also known as the Schick Apartments, is located on the edge of downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. The Federal style building is a row house. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974. In 1983 it was included as a contributing property in the West Third Street Historic District.
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History
The property on which the building stands is in the oldest section of the city. It was purchased by John Hiller from Davenport founder and developer Antoine LeClaire in 1847. Hiller himself was a builder who is responsible for the construction the Clock Tower building on the Rock Island Arsenal. The building was built in three sections in 1852, 1856 and 1859. It is not certain which of the three sections is the original. The Schick family bought the building from the Hillers in 1902. It is believed that this is the one of the oldest buildings in Davenport.
Architecture
The two-story rectangular structure houses apartments that are symmetrically arranged along interior corridors. The north wall is composed of stone laid in ashlar fashion and covered in stucco. There are rough irregular shaped stones on the basement level and on the upper two floors of the main façade. The north side of the façade features stone pilasters with mock capital wood crowns that flank the entranceway. The northeast corner has stone quoins. The side walls and one in the middle are stepped at the top and the structure is topped with a gabled roof.