Joseph Motie House

The Joseph Motie House is a historic building located in the Cork Hill neighborhood of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.[1]

Joseph Motie House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	421 E. 10th St. Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°31′47″N 90°34′7″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1860
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP reference No.	83003668 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1983

History

Joseph G. Motie worked as a bricklayer and he may have done the masonry work on this house when it was built in 1860.[2] He and his wife Mary lived here for over 30 years.

Architecture

The house is similar to the neighboring Joseph Mallet House. It is a simplified version of the Italianate style that was built in the city of Davenport from the mid-1850s.[3] The house is a two-story, three–bay structure with an entrance that is off center. Like many early Italianate homes in Davenport, it retained some features of the Greek Revival style. These are found in the glass-framed doorway and the simple window pediments.[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Joseph Motie House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-04. with photo
3. Svendsen, Marlys A.; Bowers, Martha H. (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. p. 2.8.
4. Svendsen, 2.4.