School Number 6 (Davenport, Iowa)

School Number 6, also known as Jackson School and Holy Family School, is an historic building located in Davenport, Iowa, United States. The building was completed in 1903.[3] It was later renamed Jackson School and served the public school district into the 1940s. From 1943 to 1964 the building served as a parochial school for Holy Family Catholic Church.[4] 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 has been divided into 48 apartments and is called The Jackson Renaissance.[5] They previously renovated the historic Taylor School in Davenport. The former Jackson School building was listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties and on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

School Number 6
Location1420 W. 16th St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates41°32′9″N 90°35′41″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1903
NRHP reference No.11000722[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 2011
Designated DRHPMay 11, 2011[2]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Historic Preservation Commission. "Davenport Register of Historic Properties" (PDF). City of Davenport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  3. Brecht, Tory (October 22, 2010). "Company eyes another Davenport's renovation". Quad-City Times. Davenport. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  4. Times Staff (November 5, 2012). "Holy Family School will become a senior living faciliy". Quad-City Times. Davenport. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  5. "The Jackson Renaissance". The Renaissance Companies. Retrieved 2011-10-17.

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