Koenig Building

Koenig Building
Empty lot where the Koenig Building once stood.
Location619 W. 2nd St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates41°31′16″N 90°34′56″W / 41.52111°N 90.58222°W / 41.52111; -90.58222
Built1872
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSDavenport MRA
NRHP reference No.83002460 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 1984

Koenig Building was a historic building located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. The Italianate style commercial building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] Augustus Koenig had this building constructed in 1872 for his daughters Pauline and Emma. They operated a millinery and fancy goods shop on the main floor and they lived in the apartments above.[2] In later years the commercial space housed a tavern. The structure has subsequently been torn down and the property is now a surface parking lot.

The Koenig Building was a three-story brick structure. It featured a bracketed cornice with a curved pediment. The round-arch widows on the second and third floors had metal hoods with keystones. The building was typical of the city's Victorian commercial buildings.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Martha Bowers, Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Koenig Building". National Park Service. Retrieved October 31, 2014. with one photo