Frank J. Von Ach House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1618 Davenport St. Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°32′4″N 90°35′42″W / 41.53444°N 90.59500°W / 41.53444; -90.59500
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896
Architectural style	Queen Anne Colonial Revival
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP reference No.	84001579 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 27, 1984

The Frank J. Von Ach House is a historic building located on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[2] The Queen Anne style is found in the pinwheel plan, the variety of 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.

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