Bethel AME Church (Davenport, Iowa)

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Bethel A.M.E. Church
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Bethel AME Church (Davenport, Iowa) is located in Iowa
Bethel AME Church (Davenport, Iowa)
Location 323 W. 11th Street
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area less than one acre
Built 1909
Architect Clausen & Clausen
Architectural style Bungalow/Craftsman
MPS Davenport MRA
NRHP Reference # 83002401[1]
Added to NRHP July 7, 1983

Bethel A.M.E. Church is located at 323 W. 11th Street, Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

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Rear view of the building.

The African Methodist Episcopal Church was established in Davenport in 1875 at the corner of Fourth and Gaines Street.[2] It was one of several small churches that were founded by the Black community in Davenport after the conclusion of the American Civil War. The trustees were Emanuel Franklin, P.C. Cooper, Hy Simon and William Van Duzer.[3]

In 1908 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] At the time the new building was constructed the congregation changed its name to Bethel A.M.E. Church. William W. Williams was the pastor during this period.[5]

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.[6][7]

Architecture

The Davenport architectural firm of Clausen & Clausen designed the building using two styles that are typically found in home construction: Bungalow and American Craftsman styles. The choice seems appropriate for a denomination that emphasizes simplicity and avoidance of ceremony and symbolism.[5] The building also features round-arch, stained glass windows that recall the Romanesque Revival style, and more typical of ecclesiastical architecture, rather than rectilinear windows.

References

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External links

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  3. ↑ Svendsen, Marlys A., Bowers, Martha H. Davenport Where the Mississippi runs west: A survey of Davenport History & Architecture (Davenport: City of Davenport, 1982) 1-11.
  4. ↑ Svendsen. 11-3.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (pages 1-30 of PDF document)
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Northwest and north-central Davenport, the Fulton Addition, and McClellan Heights (pages 30-69 of PDF document)
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