Werthman Grocery

Werthman Grocery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1402 W. 7th St. Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates	41°31′36.85″N 90°35′40.2″W / 41.5269028°N 90.594500°W / 41.5269028; -90.594500Coordinates: 41°31′36.85″N 90°35′40.2″W / 41.5269028°N 90.594500°W / 41.5269028; -90.594500
Area	less than one acre
Built	1900
MPS	Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference #	84001588 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 27, 1984

Werthman Grocery is located at a commercial intersection in a residential neighborhood in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. While it initially housed a grocery store, the building has been a long time neighborhood tavern. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

History

Henry Werthman opened a grocery store in this building in 1900. Several other members of the Werthman family lived within the one-block area in the early 20th-century. A tavern opened in the building by 1910. It was operated by John J. Bryson who lived in the second floor apartment. A tavern has been housed here since that time, even during the Prohibition era. In those years it was listed in city directories as selling only "soft drinks".^[2]

Architecture

The neighborhood tavern was and is a fixture in what was a predominantly working class German neighborhood of Davenport.^[2] This two-story commercial building capitalizes on its corner location by way of the building's main entrance that was placed in a chamfered corner. The oriel window on the east side indicates the location of the residential space above the tavern, which was a common feature in many of Davenport's small commercial buildings from the 19th and early 20th century. The structure is composed of brick, and it is built on a stone foundation. Its primary decorative feature is the metal cornice, with dentil molding, finials, and ornamental frieze.

References

External links

• Archiplanet Listing

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German-Americans in Scott County, Iowa People Henry Rohlman Nicholas J. Rusch Henry Vollmer Commerce Frick's Tavern Germania-Miller/Standard Hotel Iowa Reform Building Nicholas J. Kuhnen House Henry Lischer House Littig Brothers/Mengel & Klindt/Eagle Brewery Mueller Lumber Company Northwest Davenport Savings Bank Jacob Raphael Building Walsh Flats/Langworth Building Washington Gardens Werthman Grocery Zoller Bros-Independent Malting Co. Religion St. Joseph's Catholic Church St. Paul Lutheran Church Temple Emanuel Social Saengerfest Halle Davenport Crematorium Eldridge Turn-Halle Hauschild's Hall Northwest Davenport Turner Society Hall Schuetzen Park Historic Districts Hamburg Historic District West Third Street Historic District