Philip Worley House

The Phillip Worley House is a historic building located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.

Phillip Worley House
Location425 Brady Street
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates41°31′27″N 90°34′26″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1860
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSDavenport MRA
NRHP reference No.83002524[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1983

History

In 1860, Dr. Phillip Worley built a residence for his family in the 400 block of Brady Street. At the same time, he built the one-story structure that is attached to the north side of the house to serve as his office. It is now a garage. In the mid-1880s Charles Worley lived in this house and operated a stable in the building to the north.[2] By 1910 the Worley family no longer lived in the residence and it was being used as a boarding house.[3] The house and former stable are now used as living space. The neighboring Hibernia Hall building is now used for commercial space and residential apartments. At one time they all housed an antiques store.

Architecture

The Worley House is a two-story, Greek Revival, brick structure that was built on what is likely a stone foundation. The Greek revival elements, which is why this residence is considered significant, include a boxy form, side-gable roofline, elongated first story windows, and hipped porch roof.[3] The home also features an off-center front entrance and two windows on the first floor. There are three windows on the second floor that line up with the openings of the first. Wood shutters frame the sides of all the windows.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Philip Worley House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-08. with photo
  3. "Worley, Phillip, House" (PDF). Davenport Public Library. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
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