The Theodore Jansen House is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. At the time this house was built in 1888, Theodore Jansen worked at American Hose Manufacturing Company as a blacksmith. In 1890 he started working for a carriage manufacturer, Young, Harford and Company.[2] The Vernacular Queen Anne style residence is a 1½-story, front gable cottage with large wall dormers and a wing off the back. It features stickwork aprons on the main and the dormer gables. There is also a bracketed polygonal window bay on the first floor. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.[1]
Theodore Jansen House | |
Location | 922 Myrtle St. Davenport, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°31′46″N 90°35′21″W / 41.52944°N 90.58917°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1888 |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
MPS | Davenport MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83002455 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 7, 1983 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Theodore Jansen House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-13. with photo