Davenport
Hotel Blackhawk
W.F. Miller's hotel, opened in 1915 and raised to 11 floors in 1920, where Cary Grant was staying when he died; restored and reopened in 2010.
- Built
- 1915–20Built 1914–15; first seven floors opened February 16, 1915, and floors eight to eleven were added in 1920.
- Style
- Renaissance Revival (simplified)
- Architect
- Temple & Burrows (Arthur Ebeling, supervising architect)
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Davenport businessman W.F. Miller built the hotel for $1 million on the site of the Saratoga Hotel; its first seven floors and 225 rooms opened on February 16, 1915, and four more floors in 1920 brought it to 400 rooms. Guests included Herbert Hoover, Richard Nixon, Barack Obama, Carl Sandburg and Jack Dempsey, and Cary Grant was staying here when he died in Davenport. After decades of decline, including a 2006 fire, Restoration St. Louis restored it and reopened it on December 15, 2010. It joined Marriott’s Autograph Collection on March 6, 2013.
Good to know
- Address: 200 E. 3rd Street, Davenport, IA 52801
Sources (2)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.