National Register of Historic Places

Schick's Express and Transfer Co.

Davenport, Iowa
Listed
December 19, 2014
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83002497

About this property

The Schick's Express and Transfer Co. was located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building became part of the Petersen, Harned, von Maur department store complex. Schick's Express and Transfer Company built this warehouse for its new headquarters in 1905. It was located on Front Street (now River Drive) not far from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Freight House, which made access to transportation routes efficient. Eventually the building was acquired by the Petersen, Harned, and Von Maur Department Store for use as a warehouse. It and the J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Wholesale Building were torn down in the early 21st century to make way for a parking structure and the Davenport Skybridge. It was delisted from the National Register in 2014. The building was an example of early Commercial architecture in Davenport. It was one of the few utilitarian buildings in Davenport that opened its walls with large windows, indicating the structure beneath its brick surface. It was also quite plain in appearance. The only decorative elements on the building were a restrained metal cornice, rustication at the corners, and stone jack arches.

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Davenport, Iowa
41.51975, -90.57488
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Schick's Express and Transfer Co. listed on the National Register?

Schick's Express and Transfer Co. was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 2014.

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Schick's Express and Transfer Co. is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Schick's Express and Transfer Co. is recorded as the industrial era.

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