Frank Corey, a native of Webster County, erected this large brick
residence at 1238 6th Ave. N. in 1914 and it was the home of the Corey
family until 1922.
The house has changed ownership a number of times since then and is now
owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Dennis F. Mallinger and family.
Mallinger is president of the Mallinger Truck Lines.
Corey sold the home to Fred E. Gamble in 1922 and it was owned later by
George Schnurr, Fort Dodge industrialist and banker; Mr. and Mrs. Gus
Glaser of the meat processing firm; and their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Graham. The Mallingers acquired the home in 1971.
The buff colored brick home has a red tile roof and fronts to the south
on Sixth Avenue North. The first floor includes living room, dining
room, kitchen, family room, half bath and large hallway. The second
floor has four bedrooms, a children’s room and two full baths; the third
floor has a large recreation room.
Corey was born in the Holiday Creek area southeast of Fort Dodge. As a
young man he moved to Lehigh where he resided until 1903 when the family
came to Fort Dodge. Corey was interested in the brick and tile business
and for many years was principal owner and president of the Corey
Pressed Brick Company which had its plant and office in Lehigh. The
company manufactured the noted Lehigh red, buff and ornamental pressed
building brick as well as sidewalk brick.
[Illustration: The Corey home
1238 6th Avenue North]
The company introduced its products in 1894 and they were widely used in
Fort Dodge and area homes and in sidewalks. In addition to his brick
plant operations, Corey was interested in several banks and served as
their president. Three brothers were associated with Frank Corey in the
brick and tile plant—Silas, George and M. N. Corey who also owned the
“Morning Star Mill” at Lehigh.
The Coreys resided in a large frame house on Sixth Avenue North before
their brick home was constructed. The frame house was then moved to a
lot directly to the west and is now owned and occupied by Mrs. Esther K.
Thorsen, 1230 6th Ave. N.
Corey and his wife, the former Caroline Tyson, were the parents of three
daughters and a son. They were Mrs. Louis (Eva) Neudeck, Mrs. Paul
(Roxie) Tinkham; Miss Lucile Corey, for many years a widely-known
violinist and music teacher; and Frank Tyson Corey who was killed by
lightning in 1923 at the Neudeck farm northwest of the city.