DENNIS BROS. COMPANY

Dennis Brothers Wholesale Flour & Feed built this four-story building in 1906 at a cost of $20,000 (Telegraph-Herald, December 30, 1906). The firm was still here as late as 1948. A wholesale drug firm was here as of 1962. The Chicago-Dubuque Motor Transportation Company and Stampfers Bakeries were here in 1952.

(1) The building was later demolished. Photo courtesy: State Historical Society of Iowa. Site Inventory.http://www.cityofdubuque.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2927]]

Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

DENNIS BROS. COMPANY. In 1910 Dennis Bros. had been established over twenty-five years. It was originally known as Watters & Dennis before its reorganization in 1900. In 1910 the company was the largest jobber and wholesaler of flour in Iowa. (2)

The company did a general jobbing business of flour, feed, grain, hay, oil meal, molasses feeds and poultry feeds. The business was the agent for Prairie Queen, Occident, Pillsbury, Seal of Kansas, Jersey Cream and Hackney's H. & H. flours and specialized on its Big D flour which it manufactured for Dennis Bros. The company owned two warehouses for storage of its flour. Between 4,000 to 5,000 barrels of flour were kept in stock at all times. (3)

The 1903 Dubuque County Rural Route Directory listed 136-146 Main.

The 1909 Dubuque City Directory through 1948 Dubuque Classified Business Directory listed 106-120 Main as the address.

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Source:

1. Site Inventory Form. State Historical Society of Iowa. Online: http://www.cityofdubuque.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2927, p. 9

2. "Largest Jobbers of Flour in Iowa are Located in Dubuque," Dubuque Herald, February 10, 1910, p. 1

See: Albert DENNIS

See: W. S. DENNIS

Cloth bag. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

Photo courtesy:Cathy's Treasurers,156 Main, Dubuque

Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

Photo courtesy: Jim Massey

Flour sifter.