Edward Edinger House
Edward Edinger House is located in Iowa
Edward Edinger House
Edward Edinger House is located in the United States
Edward Edinger House
Location1623 W. 6th St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates41°31′31″N 90°35′58″W / 41.52528°N 90.59944°W / 41.52528; -90.59944
Arealess than one acre
Built1890
ArchitectEdward S. Hammatt
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPSDavenport MRA
NRHP reference No.83002424 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 1984

The Edward Edinger House is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.[1]

History

This late Victorian home was designed by Edward Hammatt who had designed several buildings for the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. In Davenport these buildings include a classroom-dormitory building at St. Katherine's Hall, Sheldon Hall, and Kemper Hall, which is still on the property of Davenport Central High School in the College Square Historic District.[2] Edward Edinger, who had this house built, was a stonemason.[3]

Architecture

The Edinger House is a 2½-story structure that follows an irregular plan in a generalized medieval style. It features a corner tower with a conical roof in one the angles in the front of the house. The dominant feature of this structure is its masonry.[3] The walls are composed of ashlar brownstone, laid in a random pattern. A lighter colored stone was used for the belt coursing. The second floor is framed with rubble stone, and it is also found on the gable ends. Edinger's stone business may have contributed to the idiosyncratic nature of the house's design.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Svendsen, Marlys A., Bowers, Martha H. (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. p. 13.2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 3 Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Edward Edinger House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-13. with photo
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