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Democrat Building
Location: 407-411 Brady Street, Davenport, Iowa Coordinates: 41°31′26″N 90°34′26″W / 41.52389°N 90.57389°WCoordinates: 41°31′26″N 90°34′26″W / 41.52389°N 90.57389°W Built: 1923 Architect: Rudolph J. Clausen Architectural style: Late 19th and early 20th Century American Movements Governing body: Private MPS: Davenport MRA NRHP Reference#: 83002420[1] Added to NRHP: July 7, 1983 Democrat Building is located at 407-411 Brady Street, Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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History
The Democrat Building was designed by a prominent Davenport architecture firm of Clausen & Kruse, and it was built in 1923. The firm also designed other historic buildings in Davenport including the Forrest Block, which is next door to the south, the Hibernia Hall, which is next door to the north, the Scott County Savings Bank, Davenport Municipal Stadium (now Modern Woodmen Park), The Linograph Company Building and the W.D. Petersen Memorial Music Pavilion in LeClaire Park. The Philip Worley House (1860), which is next to the Hibernia Hall, is also on the NRHP.
The building was built for a local newspaper the Davenport Democrat, which was started in 1848 as the Democratic Banner. Its editorial philosophy was in keeping with that of the political party of the same name. Over the years the paper purchased the Gazette (1887) and the Evening Leader (1902). The paper was eventually bought by Lee Enterprises and is now known as the Quad City Times.[2]
Architecture
The building is a two-storied, freestanding, brick structure with concrete block facing. A historical survey in 1983 indicated that the building utilizes steel in its construction. The words “The Democrat” are etched across the top of the building. The building bears the stylistic influence of Louis Sullivan’s “jewel box” structures that are associated with the work he did late in his career in the Midwest. These influences are seen in the blocking of windows at the center of the highly geometric façade. The ornamentation of the horizontal band between stories, over the entrances, and along the parapet wall all feature the stylized motifs that are commonly found in his work.[2]
The newspaper sold the building to The Catholic Messenger, the newspaper for the Catholic Diocese of Davenport. The building served as their headquarters for a couple of decades. [3] The building is currently occupied by a specialty store.
The Democrat Building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building is considered significant because of its association with newspapers in Davenport, and as an example of the local influence of Louis Sullivan, whose work figures prominently in the history of American architecture.[2]
See also
Other pages that reflect Davenport's newspaper history:
- Clarissa C. Cook Library/Blue Ribbon News Building
- Iowa Reform Building
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c "The Democrat Building". Davenport Public Library. http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=284&nt=207. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ Schmidt, Madeleine M. (1981). Seasons of Growth: History of the Diocese of Davenport. Davenport, Iowa: Diocese of Davenport.
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