Democrat Building
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Democrat Building
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| Location | 407-411 Brady St. Davenport, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′26″N 90°34′26″W / 41.52389°N 90.57389°WCoordinates: 41°31′26″N 90°34′26″W / 41.52389°N 90.57389°W |
| Built | 1923 |
| Architect | Rudolph J. Clausen |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements |
| MPS | Davenport MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 83002420 |
| Added to NRHP | July 7, 1983 |
Democrat Building is located at 407-411 Brady Street, Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The historic newspaper buildings is now an apartment building known as The Democrat Lofts.
The Democrat Building was designed by a prominent Davenport architecture firm of Clausen & Kruse, and it was built in 1923. The firm also designed other historic buildings in Davenport including the Forrest Block, which is next door to the south, the Hibernia Hall, which is next door to the north, the Scott County Savings Bank, Davenport Municipal Stadium (now Modern Woodmen Park), The Linograph Company Building and the W.D. Petersen Memorial Music Pavilion in LeClaire Park.
The building was built for a local newspaper the Davenport Democrat, which was started in 1848 as the Democratic Banner. Its editorial philosophy was in keeping with that of the political party of the same name. Over the years the paper purchased the Gazette (1887) and the Evening Leader (1902). The paper was eventually bought by Lee Enterprises, which published the Daily Times. The merged newspapers became the Times-Democrat and is now known as the Quad-City Times.
The newspaper sold the building to The Catholic Messenger, the newspaper for the Catholic Diocese of Davenport. The building served as their headquarters for a couple of decades. The building also housed a dog training school, a vacuum cleaner salesroom, a dance hall and a specialty store. In 2014 a $6 million renovation turned the building into 21 apartments.
The Democrat Building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building is considered significant because of its association with newspapers in Davenport, and as an example of the local influence of Louis Sullivan, whose work figures prominently in the history of American architecture.
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