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Henry Kahl House : ウィキペディア英語版 | Henry Kahl House
The Henry Kahl House is an historic house located on a bluff overlooking the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. ==Henry Kahl== Henry Kahl was born in a small cottage on the northwest side of Davenport. By the age of 12 or 13 he was driving a mule team between Davenport and nearby Coal Valley, Illinois. At 16 he started working for Davenport contractor P.T. Walsh and rose up through the ranks of the company that built railroads across the United States. Eventually he became vice president of the company and oversaw the work on the New York Central Railroad. The company was also known for the tunnel system it built for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which moved water from the Colorado River to Southern California. Other projects included train stations in Buffalo, New York and South Bend, Indiana, and the Memorial Bridge in Wilmington, Delaware. By the age of 45 he was a partner in the construction firm and a self made millionaire〔 and with his money he invested in various companies and real estate. He bought property along Third Street in downtown Davenport. On one of the parcels he built the Kahl Building. He died in 1931 at the age of 56.
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