About The Probstei
The Probstei is a long-standing Bar and Grill located in Davenport, IA.
Located on West Kimberly Rd, The Probstei was established by German Settlers around
1840, and has been a meeting house, dance hall, roadhouse, and an Inn over the years.
After a fire in 1950, the Probstei re-opened as it stands in 1955.
Family owned and operated, this establishment offers a range of Bar staples including
burgers and wings 11-2 and 5-9 daily, as well as Brunch from 11-2 on Sundays!
On June 21st a group of German settlers arrived in Davenport, Iowa.
When they landed in Davenport there were houses up to Warren Street. The commercial part was on Front
street. It was very hard for families to find lodgings; Hans Stoltenberg and Claus Ladehoff had
to move 2 1/2 miles out on the new Hickory Grove road, where they lived in a log house
which they called "Sorgenfrei" (sorrow free).
Most of the settlers bought government land about three and one-half miles northwest
of Davenport which they called the "Probstei," these farms are today in the possession
of their descendants.
