W.D. Petersen Memorial Music Pavilion
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W.D. Petersen Memorial Music Pavilion
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| Location | Beiderbecke Drive (LeClaire Park) Davenport, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′7″N 90°34′46″W / 41.51861°N 90.57944°WCoordinates: 41°31′7″N 90°34′46″W / 41.51861°N 90.57944°W |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Rudolph J. Clausen |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| MPS | Davenport MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 83002485 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 7, 1983 |
| Designated DRHP | June 2, 1993 |
W.D. Petersen Memorial Music Pavilion is located on Beiderbecke Drive in LeClaire Park, Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 1993. It is commonly referred to as the LeClaire Park Bandshell.
Starting in 1911 the city of Davenport started two decades of improvement to the riverfront under the leadership of Alfred Mueller, who was the mayor, and William D. Petersen. The Levee Improvement Commission, which is responsible for developing the city’s riverfront, was started the same year. LeClaire Park was extensively improved by the commission between the years 1912 and 1914. Their aim was to maintain a riverfront that balanced commercial, industrial and recreational uses. The music pavilion, named for Petersen, was part of their beautification efforts and built in 1924. Because Davenport had a large and musically inclined German population, the city had band shells located in Fejervary, Vander Veer, and Schuetzen parks as well. This is the only one that remains. Its dedication in 1924 makes this structure, along with the East Park Band Shell in Mason City (1924), the two oldest band shells in Iowa.
The music pavilion continues to host various public events throughout the year. The Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Mississippi Valley Blues Festival and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s Riverfront Pops Concert are annual events. President George W. Bush spoke from the pavilion when he ran for reelection in 2004, as did Barack Obama in 2007 when he ran for the presidency before the 2008 Iowa Caucuses.
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