Hoge House (ca 1903)
831 19th Street

The December 31, 1903, edition of the Argus reported that Charles Hoge, a dealer in coal, oil, and gasoline, built houses at 831 and 832 19th Street during that year. This homeÕs most prominent owner was Fred Kahlke, a boat builder. The J.W. Quinlan, which served for years as a nickel ferry between Rock Island and Davenport, was built at the Kahlke Boatyards. This house and its mirror image across the street are designed in the American Foursquare Style. Characterized by a hipped roof with dormers, and a simple box-like shape, it was popular between the turn of the century and the 1920s. Both of these homes also show some of the earlier Queen Anne influence in the large two-story front bay and the side bay topped with a gabled dormer. The brackets under the eaves and the small, paired front windows are also Queen Anne details.