{"id":7570,"date":"2017-04-21T16:20:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T21:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=7570"},"modified":"2017-04-21T16:20:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T21:20:25","slug":"look-alike-day-the-putnam-parker-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2017\/04\/21\/look-alike-day-the-putnam-parker-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"Look Alike Day: The Putnam &#038; Parker Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 20th is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldaycalendar.com\/days-2\/national-look-alike-day-april-20\/\">National Look Alike Day<\/a>, and&nbsp;we&#8217;ve decided to share Davenport twins!<\/p>\n<p>Downtown Davenport has two buildings with similar facades: the Putnam building at 215 Main and the M.L. Parker building at 104 W 2nd.&nbsp;Here are some facts about each building:&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7566\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2017\/04\/21\/look-alike-day-the-putnam-parker-buildings\/dplvm89-000680\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000680.jpg?fit=4534%2C5668&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4534,5668\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1492710467&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dplvm89-000680\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000680.jpg?fit=640%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7566 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000680.jpg?resize=240%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000680.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000680.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000680.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000680.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000680.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Putnam building<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Year built: 1910<\/li>\n<li>Address: 215 Main (2nd &amp; Main)<\/li>\n<li>Size: 8 stories high, 60 ft X&nbsp;140 ft.<\/li>\n<li>Use: Retail on 1st floor, the rest was an office building<\/li>\n<li>Architect: D.H. Burnham &amp; Company, Chicago<\/li>\n<li>Developer: W.C. Putnam Estate<\/li>\n<li>Davenport&#8217;s first skyscraper<\/li>\n<li>Toilets: There were toilets for men on each floor. On the 8th floor there was a &#8220;special women&#8217;s toilet with a rest room&#8221;, which was a &#8220;new&#8221; feature in office buildings &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2017\/04\/21\/look-alike-day-the-putnam-parker-buildings\/dplvm89-000678\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000678.jpg?fit=4400%2C5500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4400,5500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1492710364&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dplvm89-000678\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000678.jpg?fit=640%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7567 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000678.jpg?resize=240%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000678.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000678.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000678.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000678.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/dplvm89-000678.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The M.L. Parker building<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Year built: 1922<\/li>\n<li>Address: 104 W 2nd (NW corner of 2nd &amp; Brady St.)<\/li>\n<li>Size: 7 stories, 108 ft X 142 ft<\/li>\n<li>Use: M.L. Parker department store on 1st floor, the rest was an office building<\/li>\n<li>Architect:&nbsp;Modified version of Burnham&#8217;s design<\/li>\n<li>Developer: W.C. Putnam Estate<\/li>\n<li>Built on the site of the LeClaire House Hotel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7569\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2017\/04\/21\/look-alike-day-the-putnam-parker-buildings\/putnambuilding1910\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PutnamBuilding1910.jpg?fit=4787%2C6851&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4787,6851\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PutnamBuilding1910\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PutnamBuilding1910.jpg?fit=640%2C917&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-7569 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PutnamBuilding1910.jpg?resize=210%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PutnamBuilding1910.jpg?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PutnamBuilding1910.jpg?resize=768%2C1099&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PutnamBuilding1910.jpg?resize=715%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 715w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PutnamBuilding1910.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PutnamBuilding1910.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2017\/04\/21\/look-alike-day-the-putnam-parker-buildings\/proposedfuturebuilding1910\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ProposedFutureBuilding1910.jpg?fit=6931%2C9146&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6931,9146\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ProposedFutureBuilding1910\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ProposedFutureBuilding1910.jpg?fit=640%2C845&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-7568 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ProposedFutureBuilding1910.jpg?resize=227%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ProposedFutureBuilding1910.jpg?resize=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ProposedFutureBuilding1910.jpg?resize=768%2C1013&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ProposedFutureBuilding1910.jpg?resize=776%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 776w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ProposedFutureBuilding1910.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ProposedFutureBuilding1910.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not exactly alike, but definitely in the same family!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Works Cited<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>About the Putnam Block. (2007, September 25). <em>Quad-City Times<\/em>, p. A2.<\/h4>\n<h4>Brown, M. (1981, January 21). Parker Building bounces back. <em>Quad-City Times<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<h4>(1983). <em>Profile of the Parker Building.<\/em> Davenport, Iowa: W.C. Putnam Estate.<\/h4>\n<h4><em>Putnam Building.<\/em> (1910). Davenport, Iowa: W.C. Putnam Estate.<\/h4>\n<h4>Willard, J. (2003, January 10). Putnam Building has storied history. <em>Quad-City Times<\/em>, p. A2.<\/h4>\n<h4>Work of Wreckers Proves Attaction: Many Watch Men Tearing Down Old Putnam Building. (1910, March 08). <em>The Daily Times<\/em>, p. 4.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 20th is National Look Alike Day, and&nbsp;we&#8217;ve decided to share Davenport twins! Downtown Davenport has two buildings with similar facades: the Putnam building at 215 Main and the M.L. 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