History of College Buildings/Iowa College, Davenport

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Iowa College
Second Building (Davenport)

Constructed: 1855

Architect: W. L. Carroll

Cost: $22,000.

Initial Functions: Chapel, classroom, library for literary societies, recitation room, bedrooms for students. In 1858 the Borad of Trustees voted to move the college west to Grinnell.