The Arthur Ebeling House is a historic building located on the west side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. The Colonial Revival house was designed by its original owner, Arthur Ebeling. It was built from 1912 to 1913 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
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| Location | 1106 W. 15th St. Davenport, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°32′6″N 90°35′21″W / 41.53500°N 90.58917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912-1913 |
| Architect | Arthur H. Ebeling |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Davenport MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001397 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 27, 1984 |
Arthur Ebeling
editArthur H. Ebeling (1882-1965) was a prominent Davenport architect in the first half of the 20th century. He was born in neighboring Rock Island, Illinois. The family moved to Davenport when he was a boy and he was educated in the local public schools where he graduated with honors.[2] He learned the architectural craft from his seven-year apprenticeship with Gustav Hanssen and Dietrich Harfst in Davenport.[3] He then left for Chicago where he studied architecture and engineering. Ebeling returned to Davenport in 1908 and began his own architectural practice. He married Bridget "Belle" McCarthy (1878-1968) and together they had four children Arthur, Paul, Mary Alice, and Patricia.[4]
Architecture
editThe Arthur Ebeling House is a two-story residence utilizing a rectilinear plan. It features a hipped roof covered in red clay tiles, a full-length front porch, and an entrance vestibule in the back of the house. The exterior is covered in pink-tan face-brick laid in a stretcher bond pattern.[5] The window sills, water table, and quoins are concrete slabs. The façade is symmetrical with three bays. The porch roof is supported by brick piers with concrete caps. The balustrade is solid brick and features panels with a lions' head reliefs on both sides. The main entrance is framed by sidelights.
Projects
editBesides his own home Arthur Ebeling designed, or was involved with, the following notable buildings:
- Walsh Flats/Langworth Building in Davenport (1910)[2]
- August F. Martzahn House in Davenport (1911)[2]
- Northwest Davenport Savings Bank in Davenport (1912)[2]
- St. Mary's High School, in Riverside, Iowa (1912)[2]
- St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Davenport (1913; Supervising architect)[6]
- St. Joseph's School, in Davenport[2]
- Sickles, Preston and Nutting Company Building in the Crescent Warehouse Historic District in Davenport (1911)[7]
- Dempsey Hotel (1913) and Annex (1914) in the Davenport Downtown Commercial Historic District[8]
- Sieg Iron Company Building in the Crescent Warehouse Historic District in Davenport (1915)[7]
- Blackhawk Hotel in Davenport (1915; Supervising architect)[1]
- Sacred Heart School in Davenport (1915)[2]
- Joseph F. Bettendorf House in Bettendorf (1915)[1]
- Regina Coeli Monastery in Bettendorf (1916)[9]
- Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Keswick, Iowa (1916)[9]
- Kahl Building in downtown Davenport (1920)[10]
- Henry Kahl House in Davenport (1920)[1]
- Buildings at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport (1920)[11]
- Washington School in Bettendorf, Iowa (1923; addition to original structure)[12]
- East Hill House and Carriage House in Riverdale, Iowa (1926; Supervising architect)[13]
- St. Joseph's School in Fort Madison, Iowa (1926)[9]
- Davis Hall, St. Ambrose University in Davenport (1927)[9]
- Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Davenport (1927)[9]
- Buffalo High School in Buffalo, Iowa (1928; addition to original structure)[14]
- Lewis Hall, St. Ambrose University in Davenport (1929)[9]
- Madison Elementary School in Davenport (1940)
- Scott County Courthouse in Davenport (1956)[15]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g The Ohio architect and builder, Volume 26. 1915. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ "Historic Preservation in Davenport, Iowa". City of Davenport. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ "Paul Ebeling (obituary)". Davenport: Quad-City Times. November 10, 1998. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen. "Arthur Ebeling House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-04. with photo
- ^ "Golden Jubilee Anniversary 1908-1958". Scott County Iowa USGenWeb Project. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ a b "Crescent Warehouse Historic District" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior/National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ^ Jennifer Irsfeld James. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Davenport Downtown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Downtown Davenport, Iowa. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ a b c d e f Marlys A. Svendsen. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Regina Coeli Monastery". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ Davenport Public Library. "Kahl Building/Capitol Theatre" (PDF). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs - State Historical Society of Iowa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ John Willard (2002-09-10). "A fair amount of history". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ James E. Jacobsen. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Bettendorf-Washington School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ Caroline K. Bawden. "East Hill House and Carriage House". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ^ Rebecca Lawin McCarley. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Buffalo High School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ John Willard (2002-08-13). "A county's shiny, new courthouse". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2012-08-05.