Oscar Nichols House

Oscar Nichols House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	1013 Tremont St., Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates:	41°31′50″N 90°33′39″W / 41.53056°N 90.56083°W / 41.53056; -90.56083Coordinates: 41°31′50″N 90°33′39″W / 41.53056°N 90.56083°W / 41.53056; -90.56083
Built:	1884
Architectural style:	Stick, Eastlake
Governing body:	Private
MPS:	Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference#:	83002477 [1]
Added to NRHP:	July 7, 1983

The Oscar Nichols House is located near the St. Katherine's Historic District on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.^[1]

Architecture

The house is an example of Stick-Eastlake style of architecture. It is a version of the Queen style where the wooden strips were applied to the exterior of the structure in vertical, horizontal and on the diagonal to give it a basket-like quality.^[2] Other decorative features were also applied to exterior of this house including a decoratively carved front porch.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Svendsen, Marls A., Bowers, Martha H (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. pp. 2–10. 

External links

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