St. Katherine's Historic District
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St. Katherine's Historic District
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The Renwick Mansion is on the left, Cambria Place is in the center and the chapel is on the right.
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| Location | 901 Tremont St. Davenport, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′43″N 90°33′36″W / 41.52861°N 90.56000°WCoordinates: 41°31′43″N 90°33′36″W / 41.52861°N 90.56000°W |
| Area | 9.37 acres (3.79 ha) |
| Built | 1872 |
| Architect |
John C. Cochrane Edward S. Hammatt |
| Architectural style | Italian Vila (Italianate) Gothic Revival Late Victorian |
| MPS | Davenport MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 84001551 |
| Added to NRHP | April 5, 1984 |
St. Katherine's Historic District is located on the east side Davenport, Iowa, United States and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the location of two mansions built by two lumber barons until it became the campus of an Episcopal girls' school named St. Katharine's Hall and later as St. Katharine's School. The name was altered to St. Katharine-St. Mark's School when it became coeducational. It is currently the location of a senior living facility called St. Katherine's Living Center.
The historic district is a campus of 9.37 acres (3.79 ha). At the time of its nomination to the National Register it was made up of six buildings. Two of the buildings were built as houses, Cambria Place and the Renwick Mansion. The other buildings include a large combination classroom and dormitory building, a chapel, and a combination classroom and gymnasium building. The sixth building was a modern dormitory that was not a contributing property and has subsequently been torn down. The district is located in the southeast corner of the LeClaire Reserve. The landscaped grounds are on the side of a hill overlooking a mixed residential and light industrial area along the Mississippi River to the south. To the east is the Bridge Avenue Historic District, a residential neighborhood dating from the 1870s to the 1910s. The LeClaire Reserve, which is largely made up of residential neighborhoods, is located to the north and west.
In 1883 the Rt. Rev. William Stevens Perry, the second Bishop of Iowa announced his intention to build a school for girls in Davenport. The diocese already operated Griswold College in Davenport. It was founded on property of the former Iowa College, now known as Grinnell College after it moved to Grinnell, Iowa. The school had been founded in 1859 by the Rt. Rev. Henry Washington Lee, the first Bishop of Iowa. A high school for boys, called Kemper Hall, was created later on the campus in 1885. The school was officially closed in 1899. The college property today is the location of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and Davenport Central High School.
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