Davenport Apartments
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
400-402 E Washington St
Site Number:
0009
Control Number:
U/45/0009
Date Surveyed:
November 14 2002
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1915 – 1916
Alteration Date:
1982 – 1983
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Historic Core Shape:
U
Architect or Builder:
Joseph L. Lawrence
Number of Stories:
3
Construction Method:
masonry
Exterior Walls Materials:
Brick Veneer
Foundation Materials:
Brick
Roof Shape:
flat
Porch Width:
facade
Porch Shape:
flat
National Register Determination:
listed
Signficant Architectural Features:
3-story U-shaped apartment building; large rectangular section at rear w/two smaller wings extending forward to street; open court between the wings; brick w/stone trim; 1-story flat roof porches w/paired ellipitical arch openings on brick posts; doorways w/sidelights and fanlights; windows w/stone sills and lintels; denticulated cornice w/corner consoles; parapet w/concrete coping; interior court has 3 curvilinear gables; name inscribed on central panel; water table; brick quoins; wrought iron balconies
Alterations:
restored by W. T. Martin (1982-83)
Historical Information:
Developed by Greenville businessman G. D. Davenport, the Davenport Apartments were designed by local architect Joseph L. Lawrence and constructed by Eugene Gilphilan in 1915-1916. Built for $57,000, the was the first apartment building in the city.
Source of Historical Information:
NR nomination
Quadrangle Name:
Greenville