The Bonaventura Heinz House is a historic building located in the West End of

Davenport, Iowa Davenport ( ) is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. It is situated along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state. Davenport had a population of 101,724 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 cen ...

, United States. It has been listed on the

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(NRHP) since 1983. Another house was also attributed to him,

Bonaventura Heinz House (first) The Bonaventura Heinz House (first) was located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The property was removed from the Register in 2005. The house was a brick, side ...

, which was also listed on the NRHP in 1983. It was delisted in 2005.

Bonaventura Heinz

Bonaventura Heinz was born in

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, present day

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, and immigrated to the United States in 1845. He settled in

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before enlisting in the

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to fight in the war with

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. He returned to St. Louis where he married Margueretta Trenkenshuh. They eventually moved to Davenport, where they raised four children. He became the wharf manager and was connected to river transportation. He also took an active role in public affairs in Davenport. He died in 1899 at the age of 72.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heinz, Bonaventura, House (second) Houses completed in 1860 Greek Revival houses in Iowa Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Houses in Davenport, Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Davenport, Iowa