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Germania-Miller/Standard Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	712 W. 2nd St. Davenport, Iowa
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1871
Architectural style	Late Victorian
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP reference No.	83002438
Added to NRHP	July 07, 1983

The German American Heritage Center, also known as the Germania-Miller/Standard Hotel, is a cultural center and museum in Davenport, Iowa, United States, that chronicles and preserves the history of German-Americans in the Midwest region. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

History

The German American Heritage Center was incorporated in 1994, and the board of directors purchased the Standard Hotel on the Davenport riverfront in 1995. The building was built by John Brus and opened in 1862 as the Germania House, a gasthaus (guest house), for immigrants. In 1876 it was bought by John Frederick Miller and renamed the Miller Hotel. He was a German immigrant who had been a manufacturer in the city since the 1850s. Miller also operated the restaurant, billiard room and saloon in the hotel until 1889. The hotel was used at this time by Scott County farmers when they came to Davenport. The hotel's name was changed several times in the 20th-century. It became the Arcade Hotel around 1906, the Henry Blessing Boarding House around 1917, and the Standard Hotel from 1924 to 1995. The retail space on the main floor was occupied by various tenants over the years. In 1983, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 1996. In 2009, extensive renovations to the center were completed with enhanced multimedia and exhibit spaces.

Architecture

The building is a fine example of high Victorian commercial architecture in Davenport. Of particular merit is the metal cornice that was apparently added by John Miller, whose name appears on it. The original storefronts had been removed and were restored in the 2009 renovation. The easternmost bay, where the hotel's main entrance was located, is more decorative than the other six and is below the cornice arch.

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

German-Americans in Scott County, Iowa

People	Henry Rohlman Nicholas J. Rusch Henry Vollmer

Commerce	Frick's Tavern Germania-Miller/Standard Hotel Iowa Reform Building Nicholas J. Kuhnen House Henry Lischer House Littig Brothers/Mengel & Klindt/Eagle Brewery Mueller Lumber Company Northwest Davenport Savings Bank Jacob Raphael Building Walsh Flats/Langworth Building Washington Gardens Werthman Grocery Zoller Bros-Independent Malting Co.

Religion	St. Joseph's Catholic Church St. Paul Lutheran Church Temple Emanuel

Social	Saengerfest Halle Davenport Crematorium Eldridge Turn-Halle Hauschild's Hall Northwest Davenport Turner Society Hall Schuetzen Park

Historic Districts	Hamburg Historic District West Third Street Historic District

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

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