Englehart Melchinger House

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Englehart Melchinger House
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Location5 North Main Street
Dover, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°0′6″N76°51′3″W / 40.00167°N 76.85083°W / 40.00167; -76.85083
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1852
ArchitectWashington Rodgers
Michael Link
Architectural style Greek Revival
Italianate
NRHP reference No. 92000990 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 1992

The Englehart Melchinger House in the borough of Dover, York County, Pennsylvania, is the restored home of a prominent 19th Century businessman, Englehart Melchinger. It was built about 1852, and is a rectangular brick building with Greek Revival and Italianate design details. It features an entrance portico with Doric order columns, heavy scroll brackets, and a paneled frieze; and cast iron lintels. [2]

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Melchinger was the son of Israel Melchinger, an American Revolutionary War Hessian soldier who settled in Dover after the war rather than returning to Germany. Upon his father's death in 1834; Englehart assumed the role of the town's postmaster. He amassed personal wealth through several business ventures, including a lumber company.

Melchinger was among the large group of Dover residents who suffered losses when Confederate cavalry under J.E.B. Stuart occupied the town on the morning of July 1, 1863, during the Gettysburg Campaign. However, the loss of horses and personal property did not have a significant financial effect, and Melchinger prospered.

The home, at 5 North Main Street (Pennsylvania State Route 74), was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 1992. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2011.Note: This includes Thomas N. Shaffer and Laura Hamberger (October 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Englehart Melchinger House" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.