Noteworthy, is the ground-floor arcade that features fluted cast-iron columns with elaborate capitals.

The Raphael family, thought to be members of the local Jewish community, lived above the shop.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Davenport was the cigar capital of the Midwest, with 34 manufacturers who employed more than 1,000 people by 1910.

[3] German immigrants were primarily responsible for the industry, which got its start locally before the American Civil War.

This article about a property in Scott County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.