Hotel Blackhawk
The Hotel Blackhawk is an eleven-story brick and terra cotta building located in Downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is a Marriott Autograph Collection property.
Blackhawk Hotel | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Hotel Blackhawk in 2023 | |
| Location | 200 E 3rd St. Davenport, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′22″N 90°34′20″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1915, 1920 |
| Built by | McCarthy Improvement Co. (1915) Walsh Co. (1920) |
| Architect | Temple & Burrows Arthur Ebeling |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| Part of | Davenport Downtown Commercial Historic District (ID100005546) |
| MPS | Davenport MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002402 |
| Added to NRHP | July 07, 1983 |
The hotel is connected to the north building of the RiverCenter, Davenport's convention center, and across the street from the RiverCenter south building. The hotel is just down the street from the Adler Theatre. The Blackhawk has been host to several high-profile people including Presidents Barack Obama, Herbert Hoover, Richard Nixon, writer Carl Sandburg, and boxer Jack Dempsey. Actor Cary Grant was staying at the Blackhawk Hotel when he died in Davenport. The hotel named rooms 412–414 the "Nixon Suite". Big bands such as Guy Lombardo and Stan Kenton played at the Blackhawk on many occasions. It has been individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Blackhawk Hotel since 1983. In 2020 it was included as a contributing property in the Davenport Downtown Commercial Historic District.