Roslyn Flats

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Roslyn Flats
Roslyn flats davenport iowa.jpg
Roslyn Flats is located in Iowa
Roslyn Flats
Location739 Perry St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates41°31′40″N 90°34′20″W / 41.52778°N 90.57222°W / 41.52778; -90.57222Coordinates: 41°31′40″N 90°34′20″W / 41.52778°N 90.57222°W / 41.52778; -90.57222
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals
MPSDavenport MRA]
NRHP reference No.83004375[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1983

The Roslyn Flats is a historic building located on the hill above downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was constructed in 1901 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The apartment building was one of several that were built near the campus of Palmer College of Chiropractic.

Architecture[]

Roslyn Flats follows the basic design of apartment buildings built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Davenport.[2] The building is a three-story structure built over a raised basement and constructed in brick. Bay windows frame the façade on the north and south sides and a two-story porch was constructed between them. Flanking the window bays are rusticated brick pilasters that end in Ionic caps. The cornice features a plain molded architrave below a wide frieze into which are set small Adamesque oval windows. The building features the "formalism, sharp lines and studied elegance" that is found in Federalist architecture.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Roslyn Flats". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-05. with photo
  3. ^ "Historic Preservation in Davenport, Iowa". City of Davenport. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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