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Dennis Melcher Pottery and House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Dennis Melcher Pottery in 2013.
Location	22981 and 22982 Agency Rd. Danville, Iowa
Built	1923-1924
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	03000832
Added to NRHP	August 28, 2003

The Dennis Melcher Pottery and House are historic structures located southwest of Danville, Iowa, United States. Dennis Melcher and his brother Edward were both born in Baden, Germany and immigrated to Burlington, Iowa in the 1840s. Their father had been a potter in Germany and Dennis opened a pottery in Burlington in 1844. The Melcher's discovered a vein of clay near the Agency Road on the Des Moines County and Henry County line. Dennis bought 19.98 acres (0.0809 km²) in Danville Township. He built a limestone building to house his business and a house across the road to house his family. He opened a pottery in 1851 and worked until he died in 1879. He produced crocks, churns, kitchen jugs, canning jars, bean pots, flower pots and possibly dinnerware. The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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National Register of Historic Places in Des Moines County, Iowa

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Danville	Dennis Melcher Pottery and House

Mediapolis	Hawkeye Creek Bridge

Sperry	Baptist Church

West Burlington	Prairie Grove School

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Des Moines County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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