Isaac W. Harrison House

The Isaac W. Harrison House is a historic building located in the Cork Hill neighborhood of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is a somewhat simplified version of the Italianate style found in the city of Davenport. The house is a two-story, three–bay, frame structure with an entrance that is to the left of center. Like many early Italianate homes in Davenport it retained some features of the Greek Revival style. These are found in the glass framed doorway and the simple window pediments.[2] It is also features bracketed eaves and is capped with a hipped roof.

Isaac W. Harrison House
The Isaac W. Harrison House in the process of being renovated.
Location318 E. 10th St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates41°31′47″N 90°34′8″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1858
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSDavenport MRA
NRHP reference No.83004560 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 2015

Issac Harrison was a land and real estate agent who had this house built in 1858, three years after the area was subdivided.[3] He lived here for over two decades. The front porch is not original. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2015.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Svendsen, Marlys A.; Bowers, Martha H. (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. p. 2.4.
  3. Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Isaac W. Harrison House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2021-02-03.


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