School Number 6 (Davenport, Iowa)
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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. In 2010 the building was purchased by Renaissance Realty Group of Chicago
to renovate into housing for senior citizens. It is being divided into 48 apartments and will be called The Jackson Renaissance. They previously renovated the historic Taylor School
in Davenport. The former Jackson building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2011.
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 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. In 2010 the building was purchased by Renaissance Realty Group of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
to renovate into housing for senior citizens. It is being divided into 48 apartments and will be called The Jackson Renaissance. They previously renovated the historic 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...
in Davenport. The former Jackson building was 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...
in 2011.
See also
Other historic former school buildings in Davenport:- Buchanan SchoolBuchanan SchoolBuchanan 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...
- 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...
- Pierce School No. 13Pierce School No. 13Pierce 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...