Mueller Lumber Company

The Mueller Lumber Company was located in downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It has since been torn down and it was delisted from the NRHP in 2005.[2] The site is now the main clinic for Community Health Care.

Mueller Lumber Company
Mueller Lumber Company
Location501 W. 2nd St.
Davenport, Iowa
MPSDavenport MRA
NRHP reference No.83002474[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1983
Removed from NRHPAugust 26, 2005

History

The Mueller Lumber Company started as Burnell, Gillett & Company in 1850. In eight years it became one of the largest firms in Davenport employing 90 workers.[3] The company went through several ownership changes after the Civil War. It became DesSaint & Schricker around 1865 and then Schricker & Mueller in 1868 when Christian Mueller, an immigrant from Holstein in present-day Germany, bought out Mr. DesSaint's share of the business. When Mr. Schricker died in July 1883 he became the sole proprietor of the company.[4] The firm led local production figures by the 1870s, but a fire destroyed the mill in 1885 and Mueller had to rebuild.[5]

In 1895 he was joined by his three sons, Frank, Edward, and William, as partners. The company's name was changed to Chris Mueller & Sons. Christian Mueller died in September 1901 and his three sons continued to run the business.[4]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  2. "Weekly List". National Park Service. September 2, 2005. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
  3. Svendsen, Marlys A., Bowers, Martha H. (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. p. 4.4.
  4. Downer, Harry E. "History of Davenport and Scott County, Iowa". The Internet Archive. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
  5. Svendsen, 4-5
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