The Bedford Commercial Historic District encompasses most of the central business district of Bedford, Iowa, United States.

[1] The historic district includes 50 properties that were part of a 1989 survey of the area.

It includes, as contributing properties, 47 buildings and four structures.

The downtown area originally developed at the intersection of Court and Main Streets, oriented towards the Taylor County Courthouse.

"The Bedford Commercial Historic District is one of the best-preserved collections of brick commercial architecture dating primarily from the late nineteenth century and is a standout, in that regard, in comparison with similar communities in age and size in Iowa.