Denkmann-Hauberg House

Denkmann-Hauberg House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	1300 24th St., Rock Island, Illinois
Coordinates:	41°29′33″N 90°34′24″W / 41.4925°N 90.57333°W / 41.4925; -90.57333Coordinates: 41°29′33″N 90°34′24″W / 41.4925°N 90.57333°W / 41.4925; -90.57333
Area:	10-acre (0.040 km2)
Built:	1909-1911
Architect:	Robert C. Spencer Jens Jensen
Architectural style:	Late 19th and early 20th century American Movements
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	72000466[1]
Added to NRHP:	December 26, 1972

Denkmann-Hauberg House is an historic building located in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Today it is known as the Hauberg Civic Center.

History

The home was the home of Susanne Denkmann and John Hauberg, who were married in the “Tulip Room” the year it was completed.^[2] Susanne was an heiress and youngest daughter of Frederick Denkmann who was a founding partner in the Weyerhaeuser-Denkmann Lumber Company. Her philanthropic activities included the establishment of the West End Settlement, which provided housing and aid for those in need, ^[3] the Rock Island YWCA, and the Denkmann Memorial Library at Augustana College. Dr. John Hauberg was a historian who helped to establish Black Hawk’s Watch Tower as a state park in 1927. Much of his personal collection helped create the John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life at the park. Another one of his legacies was recording the oral histories of the area’s pioneers.^[4] Their children donated the home in 1956 to the city of Rock Island to be used as the Hauberg Civic Center.^[2]

Architecture

Stylized tulip in stone inset

The Prairie style home was designed by Robert C. Spencer, a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright. He was known for blending the more modern Prairie style with historical elements, such as the half-timbering that is found on this house.^[2] The tulip, which was Mrs. Hauberg’s favorite flower, is featured stylistically throughout the exterior and interior of the structure. Spencer adapted the tulip to decorative elements such as stone insets, plaster molding, wood organ screens, fixtures and decorative tiles. Chicago landscape architect Jens Jensen laid out the ten acre property to appear as a Wisconsin woodland. A winding path and stone bridge from Jensen’s design remain on the west side of the house.^[2]

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Denkmann-Hauberg House, 1300 24th Street". City of Rock Island. http://www.rigov.org/citydepartments/ced/denkmannhauberg.html. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 
3. ^ Wundram, Bill (1999). A Time We Remember: Celebrating a Century in our Quad-Cities. Davenport, Iowa: Quad-City Times. p. 217. 
4. ^ "John Henry Hauberg". Augustana College. http://www.augustana.edu/library/SpecialCollections/Biography/jhhbio.html. Retrieved 2011-03-28.