|
Gustov C. Lerch House
The Gustov C. Lerch House is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983. History Gustov Lerch was a clerk in the District Court. He later became a bookkeeper for a hardware dealer, the A.J. Lerch Company. Lerch and his wife Mamie built this house between 1904 and 1905. with Architecture The Gustov C. Lerch House was designed in a combination of the Shingle style architecture, Shingle and Colonial Revival architecture, Colonial Revival styles. The house is distinguished by its cross gambrels and the variety of surface textures that were employed in its construction. The foundation is composed of quarry-faced stone, the main level is composed of tan brick with segmented widow arches and corners in dark, rock-faced brick. The upper level is composed of gambrels that are covered in narrow clapboard. There is a pentroof across each gable on the attic level. An Adamesque oval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davenport, Iowa
Davenport is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Iowa, United States. Located along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state, it is the largest of the Quad Cities, a metropolitan area with a population of 384,324 and a combined statistical area population of 474,019, ranking as the 147th-largest MSA and 91st-largest CSA in the nation. According to the 2020 census, the city had a population of 101,724, making it Iowa's third-largest city. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836, by Antoine Le Claire and was named for his friend George Davenport, a former English sailor who served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, served as a supplier Fort Armstrong, worked as a fur trader with the American Fur Company, and was appointed a quartermaster with the rank of colonel during the Black Hawk War. The city is prone to frequent flooding due to its location on the Mississippi River. There are two main universities: St. Ambrose University and Palmer College of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
