The McClellan Heights Historic District is a 188.2 acres (76.2 ha) historic district

Historic district (United States)

In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...

 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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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1984, at which time it included 354 buildings deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area. The area was known as Camp McClellan

Camp McClellan (Iowa)

Camp McClellan is a former Union Army camp in the U.S. state of Iowa that was established in Davenport in August 1861 after the outbreak of the American Civil War. The camp was the training grounds for recruits and a hospital for the wounded. In 1863 it became a prison camp called Camp Kearney...

 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

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, and gives the neighborhood its name. It was the largest of the five Union Army

Union Army

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 training camps in and around the city of Davenport.

McClellan Heights is the largest neighborhood in the east end of Davenport. It is located east of the Village of East Davenport

Village of East Davenport

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. It runs from Jersey Ridge Road to the Bettendorf

Bettendorf, Iowa

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 city limits, and from River Drive to Middle Road. Four hundred houses make up the McClellan Heights neighborhood, dating from 1905-1940. The neighborhood is made up of many hills and ravines. The streets follow the topography which requires many winding roads and odd-shaped lots. The southern portion of McClellan Heights is very wooded which adds to the attractiveness of the neighborhood. Developed from south to north, four very large mansions before World War I

World War I

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 became popular for upper-middle class residents. Housing styles include American Craftsman

American Craftsman

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, Prairie

Prairie School

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, American Foursquare

American Foursquare

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, Colonial Revival

Colonial Revival architecture

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, and Georgian

Georgian architecture

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. The neighborhood was mostly settled by Dutch and New England immigrants. The park-like setting, and proximity and view of the river, have kept this neighborhood fashionable even today. The houses remain in good to excellent condition. The few brick streets that run through the neighborhood remain in excellent condition.