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Charles F. Ranzow and Sons Building
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


Location	532 W. 3rd St. Davenport, Iowa
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	Early Commercial
Part of	West Third Street Historic District (ID83003741)
MPS	Davenport MRA
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1983

The Charles F. Ranzow and Sons Building is a historic building located on Lot 1, Block 18 of the original town of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is part of the West Third Street Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building was individually listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 2000.

History

Charles F. Ranzow owned the site by 1864 when he built a building on the site. The Sanborn Fire Insurance maps of 1886, 1892 and 1910 suggest the western two-thirds of the building was constructed by 1886 and the eastern third of the building was built between 1892 and 1910. The Ranzow Paint Company occupied the site for over 100 years. Wallpaper, paints, and oils were sold in the western section, and the eastern part functioned as a sash and door warehouse. The building currently houses the River Cities' Reader and AdMospheres, an advertising agency.

Architecture

The building is a two-story free standing brick structure with a brick foundation. It features an overhanging bracketed metal cornice and a centralized broken pediment above. The windows on the second floor have stone lintels with keystones. The two original storefronts are indicated by iron columns. Access to the second floor is located between the two storefronts. The different coloration of the brick on the main façade of the building differentiates the two sections of the building.

Davenport Register of Historic Properties

Davenport Register of Historic Properties National Register of Historic Places	E. P. Adler House Miles Collins House Davenport Bag and Paper Company Building Davenport City Hall Dillon Memorial First Federal and Savings and Loan Association Germania Miller/Standard Hotel Hamburg Historic District Hillside Hose Station No. 1 Iowa Reform Building Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home Jackson School/School No. 6 Antoine LeClaire House The Linograph Company Building John Littig House Marycrest College Campus Mississippi Hotel Oakdale Cemetery Octagon House Old St. Luke's Hospital J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Building W.D. Petersen Memorial Music Pavilion Renwick Building Riverview—Abner Davison Homestead Saengerfest Halle St. Anthony's Church Square St. Joseph's Church & Rectory Dr. Kuno Struck House Taylor School

Davenport Register of Historic Properties Historic District contributing properties	Anken Flats Frank & John Bredow House Peter Bruchmann House Henry Deutsch House Hose Station No. 4 House at 821 Ripley St. Indian Springs Park Christian Jipp Home & Grocery Lambrite–Iles–Petersen House Lindsay Park Henry Lischer House Dr. Heinrich Matthey House J. Monroe Parker-Ficke House Prospect Park Charles F. Ranzow and Sons Building Riverview Terrace Soldier's Monument Vander Veer Park Woeber Carriage Works

Davenport Register of Historic Properties	Claim House Credit Island Decker French House Johnson School Mother Goose Municipal Inn Schuetzen Park Street Car Pavilion

see also:National Register of Historic Places listings in Davenport, Iowa

Historic buildings and structures in Davenport, Iowa

Apartment Buildings	Argyle Flats Ferdinand Ewert Building Hiller Building Linden Flats Old City Hall Roslyn Flats Walsh Flats/Langworth Building Warner Apartment Building Washington Flats

Civic Buildings	Davenport City Hall Davenport Public Library Scott County Courthouse Scott County Jail United States Post Office and Court House

Clubhouses	Hauschild's Hall Hibernia Hall Lend-A-Hand Club Northwest Davenport Turner Society Hall Outing Club Saengerfest Halle Wupperman Block/I.O.O.F. Hall

Commercial Buildings	Henry Berg Building Brammer Grocery Store Building at 202 W. Third Street Building at 813–815 W. Second Street Building at 1119–1121 W. Third Street Central Office Building City Market Democrat Building Donahue Building Ficke Block Finley Guy Building Forrest Block Frick's Tavern Hoffman Building Iowa Reform Building Kahl Building Koch Drug Store Koenig Building Nicholas Koester Building Meiser Drug Store Miller Building Mueller Lumber Company Peters' Barber Shop J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Wholesale Building Prien Building Priester Building Putnam-Parker Block Charles F. Ranzow and Sons Building Jacob Raphael Building Renwick Building Riepe Drug Store/G. Ott Block Schmidt Block Schroeder Bros. Meat Market Rudolph H. Sitz Building Washington Gardens Werthman Grocery Wolters Filling Station Col. Joseph Young Block

Financial Buildings	Davenport Bank and Trust First Federal Savings and Loan Association Building First National Bank Building First National Bank of Davenport Northwest Davenport Savings Bank Union Savings Bank and Trust

Fire Houses	Central Fire Station Hose Station No. 1 Hose Station No. 3 Hose Station No. 4 Hose Station No. 6 Hose Station No. 7

Hotels	Burtis–Kimball House Hotel Clifton-Metropolitan Hotel Davenport Hotel Germania-Miller/Standard Hotel Blackhawk Hotel Hotel Mississippi-RKO Orpheum Theater Schauder Hotel

Industrial	Davenport Bag and Paper Company Building The Linograph Company Building Littig Brothers/Mengel & Klindt/Eagle Brewery Schick's Express and Transfer Co. Shields Woolen Mill Woeber Carriage Works Zoller Bros-Independent Malting Co.

Structures	Dillon Memorial W.D. Petersen Memorial Music Pavilion Soldier's Monument

Transportation	Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Freight House SAINTE GENEVIEVE (dredge) Union Station and Burlington Freight House

Utilities	American Telephone & Telegraph Co. Building Davenport Water Co. Pumping Station No. 2 Union Electric Telephone & Telegraph WOC Broadcasting Center

Miscellaneous	Clarissa C. Cook Library/Blue Ribbon News Building Clarissa Cook Home for the Friendless Davenport Crematorium St. Luke's Hospital

Davenport Register of Historic Properties National Register of Historic Places listings in Davenport, Iowa

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