Medical ward with bunk beds and patients - historic hospital buildings

Self-guided · metro area, Iowa

Historic Hospital Buildings in Davenport, IA

Old hospitals, sanitariums and infirmaries on the register near you, some converted, a few still treating patients.

The Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has about 380,452 residents, ranking 148th in the country. Some of these sites are open to visitors, some are private, and some are ruins. All of them are on the record, and all of them can be seen from the public way.

Patients in hospital beds with nurses nearby - historic hospital buildings — Photo: Navy Medicine on Unsplash

Nurse attends to patients in a military hospital ward - historic hospital buildings — Photo: Navy Medicine on Unsplash

People gathered around a circular pool in a courtyard - historic hospital buildings — Photo: Navy Medicine on Unsplash

On the record near Davenport, IA

The 7 nearest

7 listed sites on the record match historic hospital buildings within 120 miles of Davenport, IA, out of 309 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

St. Luke's Hospitalunder a mile from the center of Davenport · Building · Davenport · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
Fairview Sanatorium108 miles from the center of Davenport · Building · Normal · listed 2021National Register of Historic Places
Fort Crawford Military Hospital109 miles from the center of Davenport · Site · Prairie du Chien · listed 1966National Register of Historic Places
Gonstead Clinic of Chiropractic112 miles from the center of Davenport · Building · Mount Horeb · listed 2023National Register of Historic Places
Maple View Sanitarium117 miles from the center of Davenport · Building · West Union · listed 1998National Register of Historic Places
Copley Hospital118 miles from the center of Davenport · Building · Aurora · listed 2019National Register of Historic Places
St. Charles Hospital118 miles from the center of Davenport · Building · Aurora · listed 2010National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Davenport, IA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Hospital Buildings in Davenport, step by step

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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Davenport, IA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Davenport, IA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Davenport

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Davenport, IA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Davenport, IA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.