Frank & John Bredow House
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The Frank & John Bredow House is an historic home located in the Hamburg Historic District
in Davenport, Iowa
, United States
. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1983. The house was individually listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 2000.
in 1825. Their eldest son, John F., was born there in 1853. The family immigrated to Kiel, Wisconsin
about the same time. Their sons Frank and Gerhard were born in Wisconsin. In 1870 the family moved to Davenport where John T. operated a tavern. He built the family home on Gaines Street around 1876. His son John F. married Bertha Krieger in 1883 they had a daughter, Rhoda, who was born the following year. The three lived with John T. and Anna in the house on Gaines Street. The other sons had moved elsewhere. John F. worked for the German Savings Bank for 25 years. He became president of Iowa Mantle Manufacturing Co. and then president of Hydraulic Concrete Construction Co.
The elder Bredows died around 1896, and John F. and his family continued to live in the house until 1920, when they moved to West Fourth Street. At some point after they moved the home was divided into apartments. By 2005 the house had been vacant for 20 years; it was boarded up, part of its roof was missing and it was slated for demolition by the city. Volunteers from the Gateway Redevelopment Group and the Davenport HAPPEN program renovated the structure into a single family home.
Hamburg Historic District (Davenport, Iowa)
Hamburg Historic District is located on a bluff north of downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties and on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic district is where the city’s middle and upper income German community lived...
in Davenport, Iowa
Davenport, Iowa
Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...
, United States
United States
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. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1983. The house was individually listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 2000.
History
John T. and Anna Bredow were both born in Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
in 1825. Their eldest son, John F., was born there in 1853. The family immigrated to Kiel, Wisconsin
Kiel, Wisconsin
Kiel is a city in Calumet and Manitowoc Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,450 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly within Manitowoc County, though a portion extends west into adjacent Calumet County....
about the same time. Their sons Frank and Gerhard were born in Wisconsin. In 1870 the family moved to Davenport where John T. operated a tavern. He built the family home on Gaines Street around 1876. His son John F. married Bertha Krieger in 1883 they had a daughter, Rhoda, who was born the following year. The three lived with John T. and Anna in the house on Gaines Street. The other sons had moved elsewhere. John F. worked for the German Savings Bank for 25 years. He became president of Iowa Mantle Manufacturing Co. and then president of Hydraulic Concrete Construction Co.
The elder Bredows died around 1896, and John F. and his family continued to live in the house until 1920, when they moved to West Fourth Street. At some point after they moved the home was divided into apartments. By 2005 the house had been vacant for 20 years; it was boarded up, part of its roof was missing and it was slated for demolition by the city. Volunteers from the Gateway Redevelopment Group and the Davenport HAPPEN program renovated the structure into a single family home.