Jacob Goering House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The house was located on what is now a parking lot.
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Location	721 Harrison St. Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°31′39″N 90°34′37″W / 41.52750°N 90.57694°W / 41.52750; -90.57694
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1865-1870
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP reference  No.	83002440 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1983

The Jacob Goering House was a historic building located on the hill above downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. ^[1] The house has subsequently been torn down and the location is now a parking lot for Palmer College of Chiropractic.

History

Jacob Goering was an early labor organizer in Davenport who was involved in more militant national union efforts. ^[2] He worked at the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad shops, and was a leader in the railroad strike of 1877. When placed on the National Register of Historic Places it was one of a few buildings left in Davenport that reflected the city's major social movements of the 19th century. ^[3]

Architecture

The Goering house exemplified a popular and distinctive house type in 19th century Davenport, a vernacular form of the Greek Revival style. ^[4] It was a two-story, three-bay, brick, front gable house with an oculus in the gable end. The Greek Revival entrance and four-paneled door that was framed by sidelights and a transom was a distinguishing feature of this house from other examples in this style. ^[4]

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