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Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 174,669, [1] making it the third-most populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Davenport. Scott County is included in the Davenport–Moline-Rock Island, IA–IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. [2]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
There are 286 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Scott County, including 1 National Historic Landmarks. The city of Davenport is the location of 254 of these properties and districts; they are listed in the three lists linked in the section below, while the remaining 32 properties and districts, including the National ...
The first settlers of Davenport were mostly Germans. After a county seat dilemma with neighboring town Rockingham in 1840, Davenport was established as the county seat of Scott County. Davenport was declared to be Iowa's first military headquarters just before the Civil War by Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood.
Scott County, Iowa Registered Historic Place stubs (67 P) Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Scott County, Iowa" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Rockingham Township is a former civil township in Iowa which was laid out in 1836 in Section 8 of Scott County, Iowa, United States, about four miles below the business section of Davenport. The first government surveyors of 1837 note the existence of a town named Rockingham.
Pleasant Valley Township covers an area of 28.15 square miles (72.9 km 2) and is located on the shore of the Mississippi River between the cities of Bettendorf and Le Claire According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Fenno and Pleasant Valley.
The Scott County Courthouse in Davenport, Iowa, United States was built from 1955 to 1956 and extensively renovated over a ten-year period between 1998 and 2009.It is the third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.