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The Davenport Bag and Paper Company Building, also known as the Peterson Bag and Paper Building, is a historic building located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 2012. In 2018 it was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 2019 it was included as a contributing property in the Davenport Motor Row and Industrial Historic District. The building was built in 1907 for the Davenport Bag & Paper Company. The five-story building is composed of reinforced concrete blocks, and it is considered the first "fireproof" building built in the city after a 1901 fire that caused more than $1.25 million in damages and destroyed eight city blocks. The Chicago-style of architecture, which the building employs with its wide windows on the main facade, is one of the results of the technological advancements that came about after the Great Chicago Fire. The revolving door at the main entrance is rare in the Quad Cities. Davenport Bag & Paper produced paper bags, wrapping paper and flour sacks. They used the building for its entire operation, which included manufacturing and warehousing. This part of the Central Business District was home to similar facilities until World War I. The Peterson Paper Company occupied the building by 1940. They were founded as the H.A. Morrow Company in 1907, and the Peterson family took over in 1918. They remained here until 1998 when they were bought by Great Western Supply, another Davenport company. The building sat empty until it was purchased by Manisha Baheti and Joe Erenberger who converted it into 19 apartments in 2012.
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When was Davenport Bag and Paper Company Building listed on the National Register?
Davenport Bag and Paper Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 19, 2018.
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Davenport Bag and Paper Company Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Davenport Bag and Paper Company Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1907.
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