Leaving the Hamburg neighborhood, we wandered up Brady Street, I think, and looked at the Cork Hill area, I think, and other neighborhoods north of downtown Davenport.

First up on the list of major landmarks we spotted is Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cathedral, built in 1891 according to designs by architect James Egan.

Mass was going on when we visited so we were not able to view the interior, but it perhaps fits in nicely with the prevalence of the Gothic Revival that was so common in the late Nineteenth Century. It’s a shame we didn’t see the interior because it possesses some rather nice wood hammerbeam arches.

There’s a very nice matching rectory next door.

Moving north, we come to the hulking Romanesque Revival mass of First Presbyterian Church.

Founded in 1838, the current church was built in 1899.

The church was designed by Gottschalk & Beadle of Galesburg, Illinois.

Central High School, originally built as Davenport High, is another landmark over on North Main Street.

Designed by Clausen & Burrows, the school first opened in 1907.

Its design is an interesting counterpoint to the schools of William Ittner and Rockwell Milligen in St. Louis.

Below is the William Renwick Mansion, which is now a special event venue.

Renwick, like many businessmen in this area, was in the lumber business.

The houses below were in the area in between the landmarks we just viewed.

After the sun set and when we were sitting at a red light, I caught this stained glass window showing the Women Speaking to the Angel at Christ’s Empty Tomb.