St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)

St. Anthony's Roman Catholic
Church Complex
St. Anthony's Church in 2018
St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa) is located in Iowa
St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)
St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa) is located in the United States
St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)
Location407 and 417 Main St.
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates41°31′26″N 90°34′31″W / 41.52389°N 90.57528°W / 41.52389; -90.57528
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1838, 1853
Built byThomas Doyle
Henry Belken
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Part ofDavenport Downtown Commercial Historic District (ID100005546)
MPSDavenport MRA
NRHP reference No.84001538[1]
DRHP No.2
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 5, 1984
Designated DRHPOctober 7, 1992[2]

St. Anthony's Catholic Church is a parish church in the Diocese of Davenport. The parish complex is located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States, at the corner of Fourth and Main Streets. It is the first church congregation organized in the city of Davenport and the second Catholic congregation, after St. Raphael's in Dubuque, in the state of Iowa. The parish buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church Complex in 1984. The designation includes the church and the former school building, which is the parish's original church building and the oldest standing church building in Iowa. The designation also included the rectory, which was partially torn down in 2009. The complex was also listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 1992 as St. Anthony's Church Square.[2] The property has been known historically as Church Square. In 2020 the parish buildings, except for the parish center, were included as contributing properties in the Davenport Downtown Commercial Historic District.[3] Because of its recent construction date, the parish center is excluded as a contributing property.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Historic Preservation Commission. "Davenport Register of Historic Properties and Local Landmarks". City of Davenport. Retrieved 2023-03-21. (Click on "Historic Preservation Commission" and then click on "Davenport Register of Historic Properties and Local Landmarks.")
  3. ^ Jennifer Irsfeld James. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Davenport Downtown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Downtown Davenport, Iowa. Retrieved 2020-09-27.