Davenport Free Public Library had been established in 1900 and Jackson School served as one of its branches beginning about 1922. The library system also operated the school libraries at that time. The former Newcomb Presbyterian Chapel building was acquired in 1925 and taken down for a new playground. In 1938, it was proposed that the Davenport school district replace its older elementary schools. All the replacement schools, but one, were built in new locations. The old school buildings, including Jackson, were closed in 1940. From 1943 to 1964 the building served as a parochial school for Holy Family Catholic Church. The parish school had been organized in 1919 and it was housed in a small brick building behind the church. The Rev. T.V. Lawlor bought the former Jackson School building for more space. Because the parish was raising money for a school building on parish property they made no changes to the Jackson building. The Congregation of the Humility of Mary, a Catholic religious order of sisters, acquired the building from the parish and converted part of the building into a convent. The sisters vacated the building in 1968. Beginning in 1970 it was used as an office building. In 2010 the building was purchased by Renaissance Realty Group of Chicago to renovate into housing for senior citizens. It has been divided into 48 apartments and is called The Jackson Renaissance. They previously renovated the historic Taylor School building. Architecture In addition to its educational significance, the former school building is also significant for its architecture. Because of the Panic of 1893, the former Jackson School building lacks the towers, bays, and other architectural embellishments found on the non-extant Tyler School building completed in 1892 or the Taylor School building completed in 1897. Its this economy of design and its seamless addition that makes this building significant. The 2½-story brick structure is built on a raised ashlar sandstone basement. It features Roman Arch entrance portals, flattened arch fenestrations, Neoclassical porches, three gabled pavilions, and it is capped by a hip roof with dormers. The 1902 addition is on the west side of the building. References External links School buildings completed in 1903 Victorian architecture in Iowa Buildings and structures in Davenport, Iowa Apartment buildings in Davenport, Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Davenport, Iowa School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Defunct schools in