William V. Carr House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1531 W. 3rd St. Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°31′20″N 90°35′52″W / 41.52222°N 90.59778°W / 41.52222; -90.59778
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1860
Built by	William V. Carr
Architectural style	Vernacular
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP reference No.	83002410 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1983

The William V. Carr House is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was built by William Carr who served as Assistant Street Commissioner, laborer, police officer, and dyer. His house is a noteworthy example of residential architecture from the time of the American Civil War.^[2] The main façade of the house has numerous architectural features. There is a projecting front piece with a round-arch entrance and two round-arch windows on the second floor. The main entrance is flanked by side bays that feature two windows with segmental heads. Above the window pairs and above the porch are recessed panels. The ends of the frontispiece and the main block of the house itself feature rusticated quoins. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

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