McClellan Heights, Davenport, Iowa

If there’s a neighborhood in Davenport that reminds me the most of Clayton, it’s McClellan Heights, to the east of Prospect Park, which we looked at yesterday.

And perhaps, also like the Moorlands, that large development of Clayton that lies on the southeast side of that St. Louis suburb, though McClellan Heights lacks the large apartment buildings of its Missouri counterpart.

McClellan Heights was developed between 1905 and 1940, and it shows in the architectural styles that are prevalent throughout the rolling hills.

Fascinatingly, some of the land was once owned by the famous St. Louis resident Thomas Allen, who of course was the developer of large tracts of Soulard.

As one might suspect, the name of the neighborhood comes from General George McClellan and the eponymous Union army camp that was located on a portion of the neighborhood during the Civil War.

We see Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival with its gambrel roofs and Tudor Revival.

We also see some amazing Spanish Revival, as well.

We spotted this house elsewhere in Davenport.

We now are done with Davenport and Iowa at this point and will cross the Mississippi River to Rock Island, Illinois tomorrow as we continue our exploration of the Quad Cities.

2 Comments Add yours

  1. Yoji says:

    Chris ~ What architectural style would you say the the house in the 5th photo from the end is? The photo with the gentleman holding a ladder on the far left side of the frame?

    1. cnaffziger says:

      That’s a tough one! There are some aspects of Tudor Revival, but we sort of lump that house into what is called Early Twentieth Revival Styles, which is admittedly a lame answer.

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