Daniel T. Newcome Double House

Daniel T. Newcome Double House
Location 722-724 Brady St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates 41°31′38″N 90°34′27″W / 41.52722°N 90.57417°W / 41.52722; -90.57417Coordinates: 41°31′38″N 90°34′27″W / 41.52722°N 90.57417°W / 41.52722; -90.57417
Area less than one acre
Built 1867
Architect T.W. McClelland
Architectural style Second Empire
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference # 83002475 [1]
Added to NRHP July 7, 1983

The Daniel T. Newcome Double House, also known as Brady Manor, is a located on the Brady Street Hill in Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.[1]

Daniel and Patience Newcomb

Daniel and Patience Newcomb farmed 1,200 acres in Scott County, Iowa.[2] In 1842 he produced an unheard of 30,000 bushels of corn.[2] In the 1850s they moved to Davenport and they had a large home built on top of the hill overlooking the downtown area. They had this house built from 1866 to 1867. City directories from that time show that the Newcombs did not occupy the house. This is usually an indication that the person whose name is on the structure was independently wealthy or derived his income from several ventures including real estate.[3]

After Daniel’s death in 1870, Patience donated the funds to build Newcomb Presbyterian Memorial Chapel and donated the land for the Academy of Sciences, the forerunner of the Putnam Museum. The Newcomb's residence became St. Luke's Hospital in 1892.[4]

Architecture

The Daniel T. Newcome Double House is a three-story Second Empire structure designed by T.W. McClelland. It is the only recorded double house in Davenport built in that style.[3] The building is brick construction and features bracketed eaves and a mansard roof in metal, which is somewhat unique in the city.[3] A frieze is created below the eaves with a single strip of molding. The entry ways into both sides of the house are in the center of the structure. The six second floor windows are equally spaced across the front. The paired entrances and the even number of bays is typical of Davenport's double houses.[3] The third floor features five windows. All of the windows are topped with decorative hoods. A small porch covers the double entry. The house presents a symmetrical appearance.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Anderson, Fredrick I. (ed.) (1982). Joined by a River: Quad Cities. Davenport: Lee Enterprises. p. 249.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Martha Bowers, Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Daniel T. Newcome Double House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  4. ↑ Horton, Loren N. (2003). The Beautiful Heritage: A History of the Diocese of Iowa. Des Moines: Diocese of Iowa. p. 59.

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