Pierce School No. 13
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Pierce School No. 13 is one of four former grade school buildings located in Davenport, Iowa
, United States
that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. The other three buildings are the former Buchanan School
, the former Jackson School
and Taylor School
. The schools were built in the late 1890s and early 1900s. Pierce School Mall, as the building is now called, contains office and retail space. It is located in the Village of East Davenport
.
. It is built with red brick
s and the basement is faced with large blocks of dressed limestone
. The building features a hipped roof
with bracketed eaves
. The building has round arch windows on the main floor and rectangular windows on the second floor and on the basement level. A columned canopy covers the main entrance.
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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that is listed on 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...
. The other three buildings are the former Buchanan School
Buchanan School
Buchanan School is one of four former grade school buildings located in Davenport, Iowa, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The other three buildings are the former Jackson School, Pierce School No. 13 and Taylor School...
, the former Jackson School
School Number 6 (Davenport, Iowa)
School Number 6 is an historic building located in Davenport, Iowa, United States. The building was completed in 1903. It was later renamed Jackson School and served the public school district until the 1940s. After that it served as Holy Family School. Since then it has been an office building...
and Taylor School
Taylor School (Davenport, Iowa)
Taylor School is one of four former grade school buildings located in Davenport, Iowa, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The other three buildings are the former Buchanan School, the former Jackson School and Pierce School No. 13.-History:The school was built...
. The schools were built in the late 1890s and early 1900s. Pierce School Mall, as the building is now called, contains office and retail space. It is located in the Village of East Davenport
Village of East Davenport
The Village of East Davenport, also known simply as The Village is located along the Mississippi River on the southeast side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the Davenport Village...
.
Architecture
The square block building is two-stories high on a raised basement. In the center of each elevation is a projecting pavilion that is capped with a triangular pedimentPediment
A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure , typically supported by columns. The gable end of the pediment is surrounded by the cornice moulding...
. It is built with red brick
Brick
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...
s and the basement is faced with large blocks of dressed limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
. The building features a hipped roof
Hip roof
A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side...
with bracketed eaves
Eaves
The eaves of a roof are its lower edges. They usually project beyond the walls of the building to carry rain water away.-Etymology:"Eaves" is derived from Old English and is both the singular and plural form of the word.- Function :...
. The building has round arch windows on the main floor and rectangular windows on the second floor and on the basement level. A columned canopy covers the main entrance.
See also
- Johnson School (Davenport, Iowa)Johnson School (Davenport, Iowa)Johnson School is an historic building located in the west end of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties on November 30, 2004. It was built as an elementary school in 1910 for the Davenport Community School District and ceased functioning as...
, another historic former school building in Davenport