Thomas Murray House (Davenport, Iowa)

The Thomas Murray House is a historic building located on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.[1]

Thomas Murray House
Location628 Kirkwood Boulevard
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates41°32′11″N 90°33′56″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1881
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSDavenport MRA
NRHP reference No.84001485 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 1984

History

Thomas Murray built this house in 1881 shortly after his marriage to Eva Daniels. He had worked as a surveyor for Scott County for more than a decade. Murray was working as Davenport's City Engineer when this house was built.[2]

Architecture

The Thomas Murray House is typical of the Italianate style houses that were being built in Davenport after the American Civil War.[2] It forsakes the simplicity of Greek Revival decorative elements that were found in earlier Italianate houses for the verticality and millwork embellishment of the Victorian expression. The house features a square form, hipped roof with deck, roof cresting, projecting side pavilions, and a prominent bracketed wrap-around porch. The cornice has brackets and a scalloped motif that is applied to the frieze.

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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen. "Thomas Murray House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-04. with photo

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