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Bethel A.M.E. Church
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| Location: | 325 W. 11th Street, Davenport, Iowa |
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| Built: | 1909 |
| Architect: | Clausen & Clausen |
| Architectural style: | Bungalow/Craftsman |
| Governing body: | Private |
| MPS: | Davenport MRA |
| NRHP Reference#: | 83002401[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 7, 1983 |
Bethel A.M.E. Church is located at 325 W. 11th Street, Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church was established in Davenport in 1875 at the corner of Fourth and Gaines Street.[2] The trustees were Emanuel Franklin, P.C. Cooper, Hy Simon and William Van Duzer.[3]
In 1909 the congregation built the current church building in the heart of the city’s African-American Community. It had grown to 50 congregants at the time the new building was built.[4] The Davenport architectural firm of Clausen & Clausen designed the building using two styles that are typically found in home construction: Bungalow and Craftsman styles. The arched windows recall the Romanesque Revival style. At the time the new building was constructed the congregation changed its name to Bethel A.M.E. Church.
The property was covered in a 1982 study of Davenport MRA and its 1983 follow-on, which noted that until the 1920s the black community in Davenport was relatively small and scattered.[5][6]
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