Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home
The Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home, also known at the Annie Wittenmyer Home or the Annie Wittenmyer Center, located in Davenport, Iowa, United States is a former orphanage for children. It is listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties and as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. The home was originally used for orphans from the American Civil War. Starting in 1876, children from broken homes, as well as orphans from all of Iowa's 99 counties, were taken in at the home.
Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
The main building at the Home | |
Location within city | |
| Location | 2800 Eastern Ave. Davenport, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°32′49.74″N 90°33′11.17″W |
| Area | 31.9 acres (12.9 ha) |
| Built | 1865 |
| Architect | John W. Ross H.F. Liebbe J. Bradley Rust |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002641 |
| DRHP No. | 17/37 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1982 |
| Designated DRHP | May 15, 1996 |
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