Davenport in Scott County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

B.J. Palmer House

1874 - 1915

— Iowa Historic Site —

B.J. Palmer House Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 9, 2022

1. B.J. Palmer House Marker

Davenport Architectural/Historical Survey form:
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Inscription. This property is listed in
the National Register of Historic Places

Iowa State Historical Department
Division of Historic Preservation

Erected by Iowa State Historical Department, Division of Historic Preservation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 41° 31.713′ N, 90° 34.451′ W. Marker is in Davenport, Iowa, in Scott County. It is at the intersection of North Brady Street (Business U.S. 61) and West 8th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Brady Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 808 N Brady St, Davenport IA 52803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Quad Cities

and in Eastern Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the

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Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Palmers (here, next to this marker); The Palmer Family Residence (here, next to this marker); Argyle Flats (within shouting distance of this marker); Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Soldier's Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); E.S. Barrows House (approx. ¼ mile away); Parker-Ficke House (approx. ¼ mile away); Original St. Ambrose College (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Davenport.

Regarding B.J. Palmer House. Excerpt from the Davenport Architectural/Historical Survey form that led to the house's listing on the National Register in 1983:

Louis C. Dessaint, local lumber mill owner, built this house in 1874. Later owners were F. H. Hancock in 1886 and Wm. D. Petersen in 1895. In 1912 B.J. Palmer and his wife Mabel moved into the house which was located adjacent to the first classroom building (now razed) for Palmer School of Chiropractics.

B.J. Palmer was instrumental in establishing chiropractics as a treatment involving manipulation of the spine to promote
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 9, 2022

2. B.J. Palmer House Marker
healing. D.D. Palmer, B.J.'s father, was the discoverer of the philosophy & treatment and B.J. was chiropractic's main promoter, developing a scientific chiropractic philosophy and technique. B.J. published 35 books that remain the basis of chiropractic theory today.

B.J. Palmer House image. Click for full size.

Farragutful via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain), December 22, 2012

3. B.J. Palmer House

Palmer built a one-story Mission-style addition that wrapped around the original Second Empire house.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.