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.

Roslyn Flats
Roslyn Flats in 2012
Roslyn Flats is located in Iowa
Roslyn Flats
Roslyn Flats is located in the United States
Roslyn Flats
Location739 Perry St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates41°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

Architecture

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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

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