John Schricker House
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| Location | 5418 Chapel Hill Rd. Davenport, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°29′21″N 90°39′7″W / 41.48917°N 90.65194°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | Clausen & Clausen |
| MPS | Davenport MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000776 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 9, 1985 |
The John Schricker House is a historic building located in the far West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985.[1]
John Schricker was a stone and marble contractor.[2] His work included the Dillon Memorial in downtown Davenport and the Iowa Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument on the grounds of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.[3] Schricker became a partner along with Captain Chris Schricker and F.G. Roddler in the Davenport Pearl Button Company in 1895. The company made buttons from clam shells harvested from the Mississippi River. They remained in business until the 1930s. Schricker hired the Davenport architectural firm of Clausen & Clausen to design this house, which was built between 1909 and 1910.
