Blackhawk Hotel
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Blackhawk Hotel
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| Location | 309 Perry St. Davenport, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′22″N 90°34′20″W / 41.52278°N 90.57222°WCoordinates: 41°31′22″N 90°34′20″W / 41.52278°N 90.57222°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Temple & Burrows; Ebeling,Arthur |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
| MPS | Davenport MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 83002402 |
| Added to NRHP | July 07, 1983 |
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 and it is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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 listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Blackhawk Hotel since 1983.
Before construction of the Blackhawk Hotel, the Saratoga Hotel occupied the land. On February 16, 1915 the first seven floors (225 rooms) of the "New Fireproof Hotel Blackhawk" were completed. The building was built at a cost of $1 million by Davenport businessman W.F. Miller. In 1920 the remaining stories, eight through eleven, were added and it gave the hotel 400 rooms.
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