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“A Gold Coast Sampler”

August 19th, 2024 by David Plecenik

A variety of homes open their doors to welcome guests during Davenport’s Gold Coast/Hamburg Historic District Home Tour, Saturday and Sunday, September 14^th & 15^th

Five homes, including one that will be first time on tour, welcome the public during the 2024 Gold Coast – Hamburg Historic District Home Tour.

The single family houses on tour were built over five decades, from c 1873 to 1915. Several were gifts from Gold Coast fathers to daughters. They range in design from Foursquare to Italianate to Queen Anne to McClelland Style homes. Across their 150-year time span, one was converted to apartments and another had space carved out to create a duplex unit. Four have been rehabilitated and restoration is underway in the fifth. Architectural features inside the homes reflect the prevailing designs, preferences, and pocketbooks of their original owners. It is from this variety that “Gold Coast Sampler” was chosen as this year’s theme.

In addition to historic homes, “American Pickers” Robbie Wolfe will also welcome the public to view his fantastic collection of antiques and advertising memorabilia located in the former Carl Cleve and Son building at 330 W 5^th St.

Tour goers will also be able to enjoy sneak peek into the new Project Renewal building being constructed on Warren Street and help the group celebrate its 50^th year of extraordinary service to children and families.

Once again, two buildings that were brought back from vacant/deteriorated condition, the 1861 German American Heritage Center/Miller Hotel and the 1868/1878 Jipp Home & Grocery, will welcome visitors during the tour.

To celebrate the tour, Gold Coast resident Meredith Muskovich has created a “Gold Coast” themed sampler commemorating this year’s tour and the houses on view. Tour goers will be able to purchase tickets for a chance to win the original framed sampler.

Dates: Saturday and Sunday, September 14^th/15^th, 12N – 4PM.

Tickets: Adults $15.00. Children under 12 free when accompanied by an adult. Tickets for sale at all tour homes and the German American Heritage Center and the Jipp Home & Grocery on day of tour. Payment is in cash or check. Visitors may begin tour at any stop.

Sampler raffle tickets: $5 per ticket or $20 for five tickets. Tickets on sale at the Meier House, 519 W. 8^th Street.

Transportation and Parking: Ample parking is available along all neighborhood streets and in the parking lot on the north side of 5th Street between Western Avenue and Scott Street. Limited shuttle service will be available, beginning from the parking lot and going to all stops during tour hours.

Locations on Tour: See the image gallery below and click on each one for more information about the tour locations.

For more information contact:
Sara Bartholomew [email protected] 563-322-8911
Marion Meginnis [email protected] 309-781-9253

This sampler depicting the 5 homes on tour was created for the event by Gold Coast resident Meredith Muskovich will be raffled off during the tour.

German American Heritage Center and Museum

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Project Renewal Run 2013

February 20th, 2013 by PJ

Project Renewal is announcing its annual 5K Run/Walk “Run For Renewal” and 1/2 mile “Treat House Trot” on Saturday, April 20, 2013. All proceeds go to Project Renewal youth program. You may register online at www.projectrenewal.net or print out a form to mail in registration. This is a great opportunity for our neighborhood! It has really livened up the spirit of many of our neighbors and families when they participate, whether it is running, walking, or volunteering. We have some that do both! Having a positive event and positive publicity in our area is very important and makes a great difference. We need your support!

For many children, struggling with everyday issues, Project Renewal is one of the few anchors in their lives. Project Renewal provides educational and recreational activities for children during the school year and summer in a safe, loving environment. Staff and volunteers are positive role models for the children, reinforcing values needed in order to live healthy and productive lives. Project Renewal is an important organization in our community which can deeply impact the life of a child and is very rewarding personally for those who volunteer or provide financial support.

Returning this year:
Traveling Church Trophy competition. How it works: friendly competition between churches, when registering for this event note on your registration form which church you belong to, whoever has the fastest time from all the churches represented gets the trophy. Not just one, but another trophy will go to the church with the most representation of runners and walkers in the 5K Run For Renewal. Next year they are up for grabs again to see who gets to take it “home.”

Ripley Rise Prize for the first participant up “Ripley Rise.” The first male and female to make it to the top of the short hill on Ripley Street will be awarded a special prize at the award ceremony following the events. This prize is sponsored by the Gold Coast – Hamburg Historic District Association, recently awarded the “Great Places in America” award for neighborhoods from the American Planning Association.

Traveling P.D. Trophy for the Davenport Police Department. Fastest officer to complete the 5K wins the trophy. This year it will be up for grabs again for one speedy officer to take “home.”

If you would like to volunteer or help Project Renewal in another way, please call 563-324-0800.

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Gold Coast Park & Western Ave. Steps

March 9th, 2011 by PJ

The GC-HHDA Beautification Committee with Terry Genz as Chair has set dates for the spring clean up of the Gold Coast Park and the Western Ave. Steps. Park clean up will be the morning of April 20, 2013 and Western Ave. Steps on June 8, 2013. Contact [email protected] for details.
The Gold Coast Park was deeded to the Association by the City of Davenport, transformed from deteriorating apartment houses that burned in the 1990’s to an area that now boasts a gazebo, retaining wall, park benches, trees and plantings that have all been projects of the Gold Coast. This little pocket park on the 700 block of Ripley St. is one of the many jewels of this historic neighborhood.
The Western Ave. Steps are owned by the City of Davenport but have long been maintained by the GC-HHDA. Glorious golden lilies bloom all along the steps in the summer, and the area also contains decorative iron railings, an arched entry, park bench, an educational kiosk and other plantings. A very steep hillside, the area has always been a pedestrian walkway and has never been opened to vehicular traffic.

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