Col. Joseph Young Block

Col. Joseph Young Block
Col. Joseph Young Block is located in Iowa
Col. Joseph Young Block
Col. Joseph Young Block is located in the United States
Col. Joseph Young Block
Location502 Brady St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates41°31′30″N 90°34′27″W / 41.52500°N 90.57417°W / 41.52500; -90.57417
Arealess than one acre
Built1857
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
MPSDavenport MRA
NRHP reference No.83002526[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1983
Removed from NRHPDecember 19, 2014

The Col. Joseph Young Block was located just to the north of downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building has subsequently been torn down. It occupied the same block as the Wupperman Block/I.O.O.F. Hall, which was next door, the Old City Hall, and the Clarissa C. Cook Library/Blue Ribbon News Building. The library and this building were removed from the National Register in 2014.

History

The Col. Young Block is the first building on the left in this 1880 photograph. Note the cornice that was later removed.

The building was constructed by Colonel Joseph Young, a land speculator, in 1857.[2] He probably built this building on speculation.[3] It housed retail and service businesses over the years, which included different saloons and restaurants. The building had been declining over the years and it was slated for demolition when a part of the building collapsed on August 9, 2009.[4] The building was torn down later that year.

Architecture

The Colonel Young Block was a three-story, nine bay, brick building that was built on a stone foundation. Its decorative elements were found in the tall narrow windows and their projecting hoods. When it was built it featured an ornate cornice that was removed in later years.[2] A skim coat application had been applied to the exterior. The building's original three-bay storefronts were altered with a permastone covering.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Young, Colonel Joseph, Block" (PDF). Davenport Public Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  3. ^ Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Col. Joseph Young Block". National Park Service. Retrieved April 18, 2015. with photo
  4. ^ David Heitz (August 8, 2009). "Building collapses at 502 Brady Street, Davenport". Quad-City Times. Davenport. Retrieved November 18, 2010.