diff --git a/CMake/UseITK.cmake b/CMake/UseITK.cmake
index 522e6743f17..969cf28a91b 100644
--- a/CMake/UseITK.cmake
+++ b/CMake/UseITK.cmake
@@ -207,6 +207,24 @@ macro(ADD_FACTORY_REGISTRATION _registration_list_var _names_list_var _module_na
   endif()
 endmacro()
 
+# _set_module_and_factory_names(<factory_type> <module_name_prefix> <factory_name_suffix>)
+#
+# Set default factory and module names associated with the <factory_type> formats
+# while considering exceptions already set.
+#
+macro(_set_module_and_factory_names factory_type module_name_prefix factory_name_suffix)
+  string(TOUPPER ${factory_type} _qualifier_uc)
+  string(TOLOWER ${factory_type} _qualifier_lc)
+  foreach(format ${LIST_OF_${_qualifier_uc}IO_FORMATS})
+    if (NOT ${format}_${_qualifier_lc}_module_name )
+       set(${format}_${_qualifier_lc}_module_name ${module_name_prefix}${format})
+    endif()
+    if (NOT ${format}_${_qualifier_lc}_factory_name)
+       set(${format}_${_qualifier_lc}_factory_name ${format}${factory_name_suffix})
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endmacro()
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ImageIO
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -238,19 +256,56 @@ set(SCIFIO_image_module_name SCIFIO)
 
 set(FDF_image_module_name IOFDF)
 
-foreach(ImageFormat ${LIST_OF_IMAGEIO_FORMATS})
-  if (NOT ${ImageFormat}_image_module_name )
-     set(${ImageFormat}_image_module_name ITKIO${ImageFormat})
-  endif()
-  if (NOT ${ImageFormat}_image_factory_name)
-     set(${ImageFormat}_image_factory_name ${ImageFormat}ImageIO)
-  endif()
-endforeach()
+_set_module_and_factory_names("Image" "ITKIO" "ImageIO")
 
 if(NOT ITK_NO_IO_FACTORY_REGISTER_MANAGER)
   _configure_IOFactoryRegisterManager("Image" "${LIST_OF_IMAGEIO_FORMATS}")
 endif()
 
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# MeshIO
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# a list of mesh IOs to be registered when the corresponding modules are enabled
+set(LIST_OF_MESHIO_FORMATS
+  BYU
+  FreeSurferAscii
+  FreeSurferBinary
+  Gifti
+  OBJ
+  OFF
+  VTKPolyData
+  )
+
+# Exceptions:
+
+set(BYU_mesh_module_name ITKIOMesh)
+set(BYU_mesh_factory_name BYUMeshIO)
+
+set(FreeSurferAscii_mesh_module_name ITKIOMesh)
+set(FreeSurferAscii_mesh_factory_name FreeSurferAsciiMeshIO)
+
+set(FreeSurferBinary_mesh_module_name ITKIOMesh)
+set(FreeSurferBinary_mesh_factory_name FreeSurferBinaryMeshIO)
+
+set(Gifti_mesh_module_name ITKIOMesh)
+set(Gifti_mesh_factory_name GiftiMeshIO)
+
+set(OBJ_mesh_module_name ITKIOMesh)
+set(OBJ_mesh_factory_name OBJMeshIO)
+
+set(OFF_mesh_module_name ITKIOMesh)
+set(OFF_mesh_factory_name OFFMeshIO)
+
+set(VTKPolyData_mesh_module_name ITKIOMesh)
+set(VTKPolyData_mesh_factory_name VTKPolyDataMeshIO)
+
+_set_module_and_factory_names("Mesh" "ITKIOMesh" "MeshIO")
+
+if(NOT ITK_NO_IO_FACTORY_REGISTER_MANAGER)
+  _configure_IOFactoryRegisterManager("Mesh" "${LIST_OF_MESHIO_FORMATS}")
+endif()
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # TransformIO
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -268,14 +323,8 @@ set(LIST_OF_TRANSFORMIO_FORMATS
 set(Txt_transform_module_name ITKIOTransformInsightLegacy)
 set(Txt_transform_factory_name TxtTransformIO)
 
-foreach(TransformFormat ${LIST_OF_TRANSFORMIO_FORMATS})
-  if (NOT ${TransformFormat}_transform_module_name )
-    set(${TransformFormat}_transform_module_name ITKIOTransform${TransformFormat})
-  endif()
-  if (NOT ${TransformFormat}_transform_factory_name)
-    set(${TransformFormat}_transform_factory_name ${TransformFormat}TransformIO)
-  endif()
-endforeach()
+
+_set_module_and_factory_names("Transform" "ITKIOTransform" "TransformIO")
 
 if(NOT ITK_NO_IO_FACTORY_REGISTER_MANAGER)
   _configure_IOFactoryRegisterManager("Transform" "${LIST_OF_TRANSFORMIO_FORMATS}")
diff --git a/CMake/itkMeshIOFactoryRegisterManager.h.in b/CMake/itkMeshIOFactoryRegisterManager.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28ce3c30230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMake/itkMeshIOFactoryRegisterManager.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*=========================================================================
+ *
+ *  Copyright Insight Software Consortium
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *=========================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef itkMeshIOFactoryRegisterManager_h
+#define itkMeshIOFactoryRegisterManager_h
+
+namespace itk {
+
+class MeshIOFactoryRegisterManager
+{
+  public:
+  MeshIOFactoryRegisterManager(void (*list[])(void))
+    {
+    for(;*list; ++list)
+      {
+      (*list)();
+      }
+    }
+};
+
+
+//
+//  The following code is intended to be expanded at the end of the
+//  itkMeshFileReader.h and itkMeshFileWriter.h files.
+//
+@LIST_OF_FACTORIES_REGISTRATION@
+
+//
+// The code below registers available IO helpers using static initialization in
+// application translation units. Note that this code will be expanded in the
+// ITK-based applications and not in ITK itself.
+//
+namespace {
+
+  void (*MeshIOFactoryRegisterRegisterList[])(void) = {
+    @LIST_OF_FACTORY_NAMES@
+    0};
+  MeshIOFactoryRegisterManager MeshIOFactoryRegisterManagerInstance(MeshIOFactoryRegisterRegisterList);
+
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Modules/Core/TestKernel/include/itkTestDriverIncludeRequiredIOFactories.h b/Modules/Core/TestKernel/include/itkTestDriverIncludeRequiredIOFactories.h
index 3728880d73e..1d0dbf8c268 100644
--- a/Modules/Core/TestKernel/include/itkTestDriverIncludeRequiredIOFactories.h
+++ b/Modules/Core/TestKernel/include/itkTestDriverIncludeRequiredIOFactories.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #ifndef itkTestDriverIncludeRequiredIOFactories_h
 #define itkTestDriverIncludeRequiredIOFactories_h
 
+// ImageIO
 #include "itkGDCMImageIOFactory.h"
 #include "itkMetaImageIOFactory.h"
 #include "itkJPEGImageIOFactory.h"
@@ -28,6 +29,16 @@
 #include "itkNrrdImageIOFactory.h"
 #include "itkGiplImageIOFactory.h"
 #include "itkNiftiImageIOFactory.h"
+
+// MeshIO
+#include "itkBYUMeshIOFactory.h"
+#include "itkFreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactory.h"
+#include "itkFreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactory.h"
+#include "itkGiftiMeshIOFactory.h"
+#include "itkOBJMeshIOFactory.h"
+#include "itkOFFMeshIOFactory.h"
+#include "itkVTKPolyDataMeshIOFactory.h"
+
 #include "itkTestDriverInclude.h"
 #include "itkObjectFactoryBase.h"
 
@@ -38,6 +49,7 @@
 void
 RegisterRequiredFactories()
 {
+  // ImageIO
   itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::MetaImageIOFactory::New() );
   itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::GDCMImageIOFactory::New() );
   itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::JPEGImageIOFactory::New() );
@@ -48,6 +60,14 @@ RegisterRequiredFactories()
   itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::NrrdImageIOFactory::New() );
   itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::GiplImageIOFactory::New() );
   itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::NiftiImageIOFactory::New() );
+  // MeshIO
+  itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::BYUMeshIOFactory::New() );
+  itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::FreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactory::New() );
+  itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::FreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactory::New() );
+  itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::GiftiMeshIOFactory::New() );
+  itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::OBJMeshIOFactory::New() );
+  itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::OFFMeshIOFactory::New() );
+  itk::ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( itk::VTKPolyDataMeshIOFactory::New() );
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/Modules/Core/TestKernel/itk-module.cmake b/Modules/Core/TestKernel/itk-module.cmake
index fd220adce96..7bbf2225d5f 100644
--- a/Modules/Core/TestKernel/itk-module.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Core/TestKernel/itk-module.cmake
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ itk_module(ITKTestKernel
     ITKIOPNG
     ITKIOTIFF
     ITKIOVTK
+    ITKIOMesh
   PRIVATE_DEPENDS
     ITKCommon
   COMPILE_DEPENDS
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/itk-module.cmake b/Modules/IO/Mesh/itk-module.cmake
index 53750fcfe64..d31c7c2312f 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/itk-module.cmake
+++ b/Modules/IO/Mesh/itk-module.cmake
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@ set(DOCUMENTATION "This module contains classes for reading and writing
 Meshes as opposed to general images.")
 itk_module(ITKIOMesh
   ENABLE_SHARED
+  DEPENDS
+    ITKCommon
+    ITKIOMeshBase
   PRIVATE_DEPENDS
-    ITKIOImageBase
     ITKDoubleConversion
     ITKGIFTI
-  COMPILE_DEPENDS
-    ITKMesh
   TEST_DEPENDS
     ITKTestKernel
-    ITKQuadEdgeMesh
   DESCRIPTION
     "${DOCUMENTATION}"
 )
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b97b21ae3ef..5d4522735dd 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 set(ITKIOMesh_SRC
-  itkMeshFileReaderException.cxx
-  itkMeshFileWriterException.cxx
   itkBYUMeshIO.cxx
   itkBYUMeshIOFactory.cxx
   itkFreeSurferAsciiMeshIO.cxx
@@ -9,8 +7,6 @@ set(ITKIOMesh_SRC
   itkFreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactory.cxx
   itkGiftiMeshIO.cxx
   itkGiftiMeshIOFactory.cxx
-  itkMeshIOBase.cxx
-  itkMeshIOFactory.cxx
   itkOBJMeshIO.cxx
   itkOBJMeshIOFactory.cxx
   itkOFFMeshIO.cxx
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkBYUMeshIOFactory.cxx b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkBYUMeshIOFactory.cxx
index 20c8e763d78..f885bfcac90 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkBYUMeshIOFactory.cxx
+++ b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkBYUMeshIOFactory.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  *
  *=========================================================================*/
+#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
+
 #include "itkBYUMeshIOFactory.h"
 #include "itkBYUMeshIO.h"
 #include "itkVersion.h"
@@ -58,5 +60,18 @@ ::GetDescription() const
   return "BYU Mesh IO Factory, allows the loading of BYU mesh into insight";
 }
 
+// Undocumented API used to register during static initialization.
+// DO NOT CALL DIRECTLY.
+static bool BYUMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered;
+
+void ITKIOMesh_EXPORT BYUMeshIOFactoryRegister__Private(void)
+{
+  if( ! BYUMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered )
+    {
+    BYUMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered = true;
+    BYUMeshIOFactory::RegisterOneFactory();
+    }
+}
+
 // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 } // end namespace itk
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkFreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactory.cxx b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkFreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactory.cxx
index ac0c7af5ad9..8793ed826b0 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkFreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactory.cxx
+++ b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkFreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactory.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  *
  *=========================================================================*/
+#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
 
 #include "itkFreeSurferAsciiMeshIO.h"
 #include "itkFreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactory.h"
@@ -54,4 +55,18 @@ ::GetDescription() const
 {
   return "FreeSurfer ASCII Mesh IO Factory, allows the loading of FreeSurfer Ascii mesh into insight";
 }
+
+// Undocumented API used to register during static initialization.
+// DO NOT CALL DIRECTLY.
+static bool FreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered;
+
+void ITKIOMesh_EXPORT FreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactoryRegister__Private(void)
+{
+  if( ! FreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered )
+    {
+    FreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered = true;
+    FreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactory::RegisterOneFactory();
+    }
+}
+
 } // end namespace itk
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkFreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactory.cxx b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkFreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactory.cxx
index 62259d23ffe..375f8282656 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkFreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactory.cxx
+++ b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkFreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactory.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  *
  *=========================================================================*/
+#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
 
 #include "itkFreeSurferBinaryMeshIO.h"
 #include "itkFreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactory.h"
@@ -54,4 +55,18 @@ ::GetDescription() const
 {
   return "FreeSurfer BINARY Mesh IO Factory, allows the loading of FreeSurfer Binary mesh into insight";
 }
+
+// Undocumented API used to register during static initialization.
+// DO NOT CALL DIRECTLY.
+static bool FreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered;
+
+void ITKIOMesh_EXPORT FreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactoryRegister__Private(void)
+{
+  if( ! FreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered )
+    {
+    FreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered = true;
+    FreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactory::RegisterOneFactory();
+    }
+}
+
 } // end namespace itk
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkGiftiMeshIOFactory.cxx b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkGiftiMeshIOFactory.cxx
index cd12b8d7911..051a307db22 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkGiftiMeshIOFactory.cxx
+++ b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkGiftiMeshIOFactory.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  *
  *=========================================================================*/
+#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
 
 #include "itkGiftiMeshIO.h"
 #include "itkGiftiMeshIOFactory.h"
@@ -54,4 +55,18 @@ ::GetDescription() const
 {
   return "Gifti MeshIO Factory, allows the loading of Gifti meshs into insight";
 }
+
+// Undocumented API used to register during static initialization.
+// DO NOT CALL DIRECTLY.
+static bool GiftiMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered;
+
+void ITKIOMesh_EXPORT GiftiMeshIOFactoryRegister__Private(void)
+{
+  if( ! GiftiMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered )
+    {
+    GiftiMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered = true;
+    GiftiMeshIOFactory::RegisterOneFactory();
+    }
+}
+
 } // end namespace itk
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkOBJMeshIOFactory.cxx b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkOBJMeshIOFactory.cxx
index 8a5b5f11619..cb0fde90a17 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkOBJMeshIOFactory.cxx
+++ b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkOBJMeshIOFactory.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  *
  *=========================================================================*/
+#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
 
 #include "itkOBJMeshIO.h"
 #include "itkOBJMeshIOFactory.h"
@@ -54,4 +55,18 @@ ::GetDescription() const
 {
   return "OBJ Mesh IO Factory, allows the loading of OBJ mesh into insight";
 }
+
+// Undocumented API used to register during static initialization.
+// DO NOT CALL DIRECTLY.
+static bool OBJMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered;
+
+void ITKIOMesh_EXPORT OBJMeshIOFactoryRegister__Private(void)
+{
+  if( ! OBJMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered )
+    {
+    OBJMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered = true;
+    OBJMeshIOFactory::RegisterOneFactory();
+    }
+}
+
 } // end namespace itk
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkOFFMeshIOFactory.cxx b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkOFFMeshIOFactory.cxx
index 8173236d383..b69d9bc8b9a 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkOFFMeshIOFactory.cxx
+++ b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkOFFMeshIOFactory.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  *
  *=========================================================================*/
+#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
 
 #include "itkOFFMeshIO.h"
 #include "itkOFFMeshIOFactory.h"
@@ -54,4 +55,18 @@ ::GetDescription() const
 {
   return "OFF Mesh IO Factory, allows the loading of OFF mesh into insight";
 }
+
+// Undocumented API used to register during static initialization.
+// DO NOT CALL DIRECTLY.
+static bool OFFMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered;
+
+void ITKIOMesh_EXPORT OFFMeshIOFactoryRegister__Private(void)
+{
+  if( ! OFFMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered )
+    {
+    OFFMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered = true;
+    OFFMeshIOFactory::RegisterOneFactory();
+    }
+}
+
 } // end namespace itk
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkVTKPolyDataMeshIOFactory.cxx b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkVTKPolyDataMeshIOFactory.cxx
index 5dd2a0d3a9b..bc86c52873d 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkVTKPolyDataMeshIOFactory.cxx
+++ b/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkVTKPolyDataMeshIOFactory.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  *
  *=========================================================================*/
+#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
 
 #include "itkVTKPolyDataMeshIO.h"
 #include "itkVTKPolyDataMeshIOFactory.h"
@@ -54,4 +55,18 @@ ::GetDescription() const
 {
   return "VTK MeshIO Factory, allows the loading of VTK polydata into insight";
 }
+
+// Undocumented API used to register during static initialization.
+// DO NOT CALL DIRECTLY.
+static bool VTKPolyDataMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered;
+
+void ITKIOMesh_EXPORT VTKPolyDataMeshIOFactoryRegister__Private(void)
+{
+  if( ! VTKPolyDataMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered )
+    {
+    VTKPolyDataMeshIOFactoryHasBeenRegistered = true;
+    VTKPolyDataMeshIOFactory::RegisterOneFactory();
+    }
+}
+
 } // end namespace itk
diff --git a/Modules/IO/MeshBase/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b815fdc1e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+project(ITKIOMeshBase)
+
+set(ITKIOMeshBase_LIBRARIES ITKIOMeshBase)
+itk_module_impl()
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkConvertArrayPixelBuffer.h b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkConvertArrayPixelBuffer.h
similarity index 98%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkConvertArrayPixelBuffer.h
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkConvertArrayPixelBuffer.h
index d2d44eb830b..5ec16d08fde 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkConvertArrayPixelBuffer.h
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkConvertArrayPixelBuffer.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace itk
  *
  * Derived from ConvertPixelBuffer has a static method Convert().  It is used
  * to work with pixel type as Array type.
- * \ingroup ITKIOMesh
+ * \ingroup ITKIOMeshBase
  */
 template <typename InputPixelType, typename T, typename OutputConvertTraits>
 class ConvertPixelBuffer<InputPixelType, Array<T>, OutputConvertTraits>
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkConvertArrayPixelBuffer.hxx b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkConvertArrayPixelBuffer.hxx
similarity index 100%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkConvertArrayPixelBuffer.hxx
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkConvertArrayPixelBuffer.hxx
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer.h b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer.h
similarity index 98%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer.h
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer.h
index 7b1cd4c9754..c5ac2fb00c4 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer.h
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace itk
  *
  * Derived from ConvertPixelBuffer has a static method Convert().  It is used
  * to work with pixel type as VariableLengthVector type.
- * \ingroup ITKIOMesh
+ * \ingroup ITKIOMeshBase
  */
 template <typename InputPixelType, typename T, typename OutputConvertTraits>
 class ConvertPixelBuffer<InputPixelType, VariableLengthVector<T>, OutputConvertTraits>
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer.hxx b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer.hxx
similarity index 100%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer.hxx
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkConvertVariableLengthVectorPixelBuffer.hxx
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshConvertPixelTraits.h b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshConvertPixelTraits.h
similarity index 99%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshConvertPixelTraits.h
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshConvertPixelTraits.h
index d1b2abba4be..19bf381d7a5 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshConvertPixelTraits.h
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshConvertPixelTraits.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace itk
  *  This implementaion, does a simple assignment operator, so if you are
  *  going from from a higher bit representation to a lower bit one (int to
  *  char), you may want to specialize and add some sort of transfer function.
- *  \ingroup ITKIOMesh
+ *  \ingroup ITKIOMeshBase
  */
 template<typename PixelType>
 class MeshConvertPixelTraits
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileReader.h b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileReader.h
similarity index 89%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileReader.h
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileReader.h
index 10cc96f39c3..16f4e875216 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileReader.h
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileReader.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  *=========================================================================*/
 #ifndef itkMeshFileReader_h
 #define itkMeshFileReader_h
-#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
 
 #include "itkMeshFileReaderException.h"
 #include "itkMacro.h"
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ namespace itk
  * \sa MeshIOBase
  *
  * \ingroup IOFilters
- * \ingroup ITKIOMesh
+ * \ingroup ITKIOMeshBase
  *
  * \author Wanlin Zhu. Uviversity of New South Wales, Australia.
  */
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ class MeshFileReader:public MeshSource< TOutputMesh >
 
 protected:
   MeshFileReader();
-  ~MeshFileReader(){}
+  virtual ~MeshFileReader();
   void PrintSelf(std::ostream & os, Indent indent) const ITK_OVERRIDE;
 
   /** Convert a block of pixels from one type to another. */
@@ -172,10 +171,32 @@ class MeshFileReader:public MeshSource< TOutputMesh >
 
   std::string m_ExceptionMessage;
 };
+
 } // namespace ITK
 
-#ifndef ITK_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION
-#include "itkMeshFileReader.hxx"
+/** Explicit instantiations */
+#ifndef ITK_TEMPLATE_EXPLICIT_MeshIOInstantiation
+// Explicit instantiation is required to ensure correct dynamic_cast
+// behavior across shared libraries.
+#  if defined( ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORTS )
+//   We are building this library
+#    define ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT_EXPLICIT
+#  else
+//   We are using this library
+#    define ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT_EXPLICIT ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT
+#  endif
+
+#  define ITKMeshIOInstantiation_IO_TYPE MeshFileReader
+#  include "itkMeshIOInstantiation.inc"
+#  undef ITKMeshIOInstantiation_IO_TYPE
+
+#  undef ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT_EXPLICIT
+#endif
+
+// Note: Explicit instantiation is done in itkMeshFileReader.cxx
+
+#ifdef ITK_IO_FACTORY_REGISTER_MANAGER
+#include "itkMeshIOFactoryRegisterManager.h"
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileReader.hxx b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileReader.hxx
similarity index 99%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileReader.hxx
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileReader.hxx
index f04de762de5..1e192c0a544 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileReader.hxx
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileReader.hxx
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ MeshFileReader< TOutputMesh, ConvertPointPixelTraits, ConvertCellPixelTraits >
   m_MeshIO = ITK_NULLPTR;
   m_FileName = "";
   m_UserSpecifiedMeshIO = false;
+
+}
+
+template< typename TOutputMesh, typename ConvertPointPixelTraits, typename ConvertCellPixelTraits >
+MeshFileReader< TOutputMesh, ConvertPointPixelTraits, ConvertCellPixelTraits >
+::~MeshFileReader()
+{
 }
 
 template< typename TOutputMesh, typename ConvertPointPixelTraits, typename ConvertCellPixelTraits >
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileReaderException.h b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileReaderException.h
similarity index 92%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileReaderException.h
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileReaderException.h
index 7254abbf288..7f6f6ecf82a 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileReaderException.h
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileReaderException.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *=========================================================================*/
 #ifndef itkMeshFileReaderException_h
 #define itkMeshFileReaderException_h
-#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
+#include "ITKIOMeshBaseExport.h"
 
 #include "itkMacro.h"
 #include "itkExceptionObject.h"
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ namespace itk
 /** \class MeshFileReaderException
  *
  * \brief Base exception class for IO conflicts.
- * \ingroup ITKIOMesh
+ * \ingroup ITKIOMeshBase
  */
-class ITKIOMesh_EXPORT MeshFileReaderException:public ExceptionObject
+class ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT MeshFileReaderException:public ExceptionObject
 {
 public:
   /** Has to have empty throw(). */
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileWriter.h b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileWriter.h
similarity index 86%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileWriter.h
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileWriter.h
index 92ee2eec55a..b19b1ca67f6 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileWriter.h
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileWriter.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *=========================================================================*/
 #ifndef itkMeshFileWriter_h
 #define itkMeshFileWriter_h
-#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
+#include "ITKIOMeshBaseExport.h"
 
 #include "itkMeshFileWriterException.h"
 #include "itkProcessObject.h"
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ namespace itk
  * \sa MeshIOBase
  *
  * \ingroup IOFilters
- * \ingroup ITKIOMesh
+ * \ingroup ITKIOMeshBase
  */
 template< typename TInputMesh >
-class ITKIOMesh_HIDDEN MeshFileWriter:public ProcessObject
+class MeshFileWriter:public ProcessObject
 {
 public:
   /** Standard class typedefs. */
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class ITKIOMesh_HIDDEN MeshFileWriter:public ProcessObject
 
 protected:
   MeshFileWriter();
-  ~MeshFileWriter();
+  virtual ~MeshFileWriter();
   virtual void PrintSelf(std::ostream & os, Indent indent) const ITK_OVERRIDE;
 
   template< typename Output >
@@ -162,10 +162,32 @@ class ITKIOMesh_HIDDEN MeshFileWriter:public ProcessObject
   bool                m_UseCompression;
   bool                m_FileTypeIsBINARY;
 };
+
 } // end namespace itk
 
-#ifndef ITK_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION
-#include "itkMeshFileWriter.hxx"
+/** Explicit instantiations */
+#ifndef ITK_TEMPLATE_EXPLICIT_MeshIOInstantiation
+// Explicit instantiation is required to ensure correct dynamic_cast
+// behavior across shared libraries.
+#  if defined( ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORTS )
+//   We are building this library
+#    define ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT_EXPLICIT
+#  else
+//   We are using this library
+#    define ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT_EXPLICIT ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT
+#  endif
+
+#  define ITKMeshIOInstantiation_IO_TYPE MeshFileWriter
+#  include "itkMeshIOInstantiation.inc"
+#  undef ITKMeshIOInstantiation_IO_TYPE
+
+#  undef ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT_EXPLICIT
+#endif
+
+// Note: Explicit instantiation is done in itkMeshFileWriter.cxx
+
+#ifdef ITK_IO_FACTORY_REGISTER_MANAGER
+#include "itkMeshIOFactoryRegisterManager.h"
 #endif
 
 #endif // itkMeshFileWriter_h
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileWriter.hxx b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileWriter.hxx
similarity index 100%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileWriter.hxx
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileWriter.hxx
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileWriterException.h b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileWriterException.h
similarity index 92%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileWriterException.h
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileWriterException.h
index 2f8d837ce7e..f8d781f3f09 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshFileWriterException.h
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshFileWriterException.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *=========================================================================*/
 #ifndef itkMeshFileWriterException_h
 #define itkMeshFileWriterException_h
-#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
+#include "ITKIOMeshBaseExport.h"
 
 #include "itkMacro.h"
 #include "itkExceptionObject.h"
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ namespace itk
 /** \class MeshFileWriterException.
  * \brief Base exception class for IO problems during writing.
  *
- * \ingroup ITKIOMesh
+ * \ingroup ITKIOMeshBase
  */
-class ITKIOMesh_EXPORT MeshFileWriterException:public ExceptionObject
+class ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT MeshFileWriterException:public ExceptionObject
 {
 public:
   /** Has to have empty throw(). */
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshIOBase.h b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshIOBase.h
similarity index 99%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshIOBase.h
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshIOBase.h
index e1c81c26afe..271eb26cf04 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshIOBase.h
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshIOBase.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *=========================================================================*/
 #ifndef itkMeshIOBase_h
 #define itkMeshIOBase_h
-#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
+#include "ITKIOMeshBaseExport.h"
 
 #include "itkByteSwapper.h"
 #include "itkCellInterface.h"
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ namespace itk
  * \sa MeshFileReader
  *
  * \ingroup IOFilters
- * \ingroup ITKIOMesh
+ * \ingroup ITKIOMeshBase
  *
  */
 
-class ITKIOMesh_EXPORT MeshIOBase:public LightProcessObject
+class ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT MeshIOBase:public LightProcessObject
 {
 public:
   /** Standard class typedefs. */
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class ITKIOMesh_EXPORT MeshIOBase:public LightProcessObject
   /**
     * \class UnknownType
     * Used to return information when types are unknown.
-    * \ingroup ITKIOMesh
+    * \ingroup ITKIOMeshBase
     */
   class UnknownType {};
 
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshIOFactory.h b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshIOFactory.h
similarity index 89%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshIOFactory.h
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshIOFactory.h
index ca5dc2ec2d5..2c2598ff6de 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/include/itkMeshIOFactory.h
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshIOFactory.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *=========================================================================*/
 #ifndef itkMeshIOFactory_h
 #define itkMeshIOFactory_h
-#include "ITKIOMeshExport.h"
+#include "ITKIOMeshBaseExport.h"
 
 #include "itkObject.h"
 #include "itkMeshIOBase.h"
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ namespace itk
  * Object file format (*.obj)
  * VTK legacy file format (*.vtk)
  *
- * \ingroup ITKIOMesh
+ * \ingroup ITKIOMeshBase
  */
-class ITKIOMesh_EXPORT MeshIOFactory:public Object
+class ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT MeshIOFactory:public Object
 {
 public:
   /** Standard class typedefs. */
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ class ITKIOMesh_EXPORT MeshIOFactory:public Object
   /** Create the appropriate MeshIO depending on the particulars of the file. */
   static MeshIOBasePointer CreateMeshIO(const char *path, FileModeType mode);
 
-  /** Register Built-in factories */
+  /**
+   * \sa deprecated
+   * This method is deprecated, MeshIO factories are registered during
+   * static initialization.
+   * \sa RegisterFactories()
+   */
   static void RegisterBuiltInFactories();
 
 protected:
diff --git a/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshIOInstantiation.inc b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshIOInstantiation.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1cfc904712f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/include/itkMeshIOInstantiation.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*=========================================================================
+ *
+ *  Copyright Insight Software Consortium
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *=========================================================================*/
+
+// Mesh Types
+#include "itkMesh.h"
+#include "itkQuadEdgeMesh.h"
+#include "itkSimplexMesh.h"
+#include "itkVoronoiDiagram2D.h"
+
+// Pixel Types
+#include "itkCovariantVector.h"
+#include "itkSymmetricSecondRankTensor.h"
+#include "itkVariableLengthVector.h"
+
+// Traits types
+#include "itkQuadEdgeMeshExtendedTraits.h"
+#include "itkQuadEdgeMeshTraits.h"
+
+#ifndef ITKMeshIOInstantiation_IO_TYPE
+#  error "ITKMeshIOInstantiation_IO_TYPE macro is expected to set to either MeshFileReader or MeshFileWriter"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ITK_TEMPLATE_EXPLICIT_MeshIOInstantiation
+#  define MeshIO_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT_EXPLICIT
+#  define MeshIO_TEMPLATE_EXTERN extern
+#else
+#  define MeshIO_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ITKIOMeshBase_EXPORT
+#  define MeshIO_TEMPLATE_EXTERN
+#endif
+
+#define MeshIO_DefaultTraits_TRAITS(PIXEL_TYPE, DIMENSION)
+
+#define MeshIO_QuadEdgeMeshTraits_TRAITS(PIXEL_TYPE, DIMENSION) \
+  , QuadEdgeMeshTraits< PIXEL_TYPE, DIMENSION, bool, bool>
+
+#define MeshIO_QuadEdgeMeshExtendedTraits_TRAITS(PIXEL_TYPE, DIMENSION) \
+  , QuadEdgeMeshExtendedTraits< PIXEL_TYPE, DIMENSION, 2, CoordType, CoordType, PIXEL_TYPE, bool, bool>
+
+#define MeshIO_INSTANTIATE(MESH_TYPE, PIXEL_TYPE, DIMENSION, TRAITS) \
+  MeshIO_TEMPLATE_EXTERN template class MeshIO_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ITKMeshIOInstantiation_IO_TYPE< \
+    MESH_TYPE<PIXEL_TYPE, DIMENSION MeshIO_##TRAITS##_TRAITS(PIXEL_TYPE, DIMENSION) > \
+  >;
+
+#define MeshIO_INSTANTIATE_FOR_PIXEL_TYPES(MESH_TYPE, DIMENSION, TRAITS) \
+  MeshIO_INSTANTIATE(MESH_TYPE, float, DIMENSION, TRAITS) \
+  MeshIO_INSTANTIATE(MESH_TYPE, double, DIMENSION, TRAITS)
+
+namespace itk
+{
+
+typedef double CoordType;
+
+typedef CovariantVector< float, 3 >           CovariantVector_float_3;
+typedef SymmetricSecondRankTensor< float, 2 > SymmetricSecondRankTensor_float_2;
+typedef SymmetricSecondRankTensor< float, 3 > SymmetricSecondRankTensor_float_3;
+typedef VariableLengthVector< float >         VariableLengthVector_float_3;
+
+MeshIO_INSTANTIATE_FOR_PIXEL_TYPES(Mesh, 2, DefaultTraits)
+MeshIO_INSTANTIATE_FOR_PIXEL_TYPES(Mesh, 3, DefaultTraits)
+
+MeshIO_INSTANTIATE_FOR_PIXEL_TYPES(QuadEdgeMesh, 3, QuadEdgeMeshExtendedTraits)
+MeshIO_INSTANTIATE_FOR_PIXEL_TYPES(QuadEdgeMesh, 3, QuadEdgeMeshTraits)
+
+MeshIO_INSTANTIATE_FOR_PIXEL_TYPES(SimplexMesh, 2, DefaultTraits)
+MeshIO_INSTANTIATE_FOR_PIXEL_TYPES(SimplexMesh, 3, DefaultTraits)
+
+// Required by ITKIOMesh itkMeshFileReadWriteVectorAttributeTest
+MeshIO_INSTANTIATE(Mesh, CovariantVector_float_3, 3, DefaultTraits)
+MeshIO_INSTANTIATE(QuadEdgeMesh, CovariantVector_float_3, 3, QuadEdgeMeshTraits)
+
+// Required by ITKIOMesh itkMeshFileWriteReadTensorTest
+MeshIO_INSTANTIATE(Mesh, SymmetricSecondRankTensor_float_2, 2, DefaultTraits)
+MeshIO_INSTANTIATE(Mesh, SymmetricSecondRankTensor_float_3, 3, DefaultTraits)
+
+// Required by ITKIOMesh itkPolylineReadWriteTest
+MeshIO_INSTANTIATE(Mesh, VariableLengthVector_float_3, 3, DefaultTraits)
+
+// Required by ITKVoronoi itkVoronoiDiagram2DTest
+MeshIO_TEMPLATE_EXTERN template class MeshIO_TEMPLATE_EXPORT
+    ITKMeshIOInstantiation_IO_TYPE< VoronoiDiagram2D< double > >;
+
+}  // end namespace itk
+
+#undef MeshIO_TEMPLATE_EXPORT
+#undef MeshIO_TEMPLATE_EXTERN
+#undef MeshIO_DefaultTraits_TRAITS
+#undef MeshIO_QuadEdgeMeshTraits_TRAITS
+#undef MeshIO_QuadEdgeMeshExtendedTraits_TRAITS
+#undef MeshIO_INSTANTIATE
+#undef MeshIO_INSTANTIATE_FOR_PIXEL_TYPES
diff --git a/Modules/IO/MeshBase/itk-module.cmake b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/itk-module.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9530b4970ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/itk-module.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+set(DOCUMENTATION "This module contains base classes for IO, helper classes for
+IO, and classes that function as an MeshSource in an ITK pipeline.  Classes for
+specific file formats, found in other modules in the IO group, should inherit
+from MeshIOBase.  For a mesh source or sink in the ITK
+pipeline that handles all available file formats, see MeshFileReader,
+or MeshFileWriter.")
+
+itk_module(ITKIOMeshBase
+  ENABLE_SHARED
+  DEPENDS
+    ITKCommon
+    ITKIOImageBase
+    ITKQuadEdgeMesh
+    ITKMesh
+    ITKVoronoi
+  DESCRIPTION
+    "${DOCUMENTATION}"
+)
diff --git a/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02828c279c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+set(ITKIOMeshBase_SRC
+  itkMeshFileReader.cxx
+  itkMeshFileReaderException.cxx
+  itkMeshFileWriter.cxx
+  itkMeshFileWriterException.cxx
+  itkMeshIOBase.cxx
+  itkMeshIOFactory.cxx
+)
+
+add_library(ITKIOMeshBase ${ITK_LIBRARY_BUILD_TYPE} ${ITKIOMeshBase_SRC})
+itk_module_link_dependencies()
+itk_module_target(ITKIOMeshBase)
diff --git a/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshFileReader.cxx b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshFileReader.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00ef0360790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshFileReader.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*=========================================================================
+ *
+ *  Copyright Insight Software Consortium
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *=========================================================================*/
+
+#define ITK_TEMPLATE_EXPLICIT_MeshIOInstantiation
+#include "itkMeshFileReader.h"
+#include "itkMeshFileReader.hxx"
+
+#ifdef ITK_HAS_GCC_PRAGMA_DIAG_PUSHPOP
+  ITK_GCC_PRAGMA_DIAG_PUSH()
+#endif
+ITK_GCC_PRAGMA_DIAG(ignored "-Wattributes")
+
+#define ITKMeshIOInstantiation_IO_TYPE MeshFileReader
+#include "itkMeshIOInstantiation.inc"
+
+#ifdef ITK_HAS_GCC_PRAGMA_DIAG_PUSHPOP
+  ITK_GCC_PRAGMA_DIAG_POP()
+#else
+  ITK_GCC_PRAGMA_DIAG(warning "-Wattributes")
+#endif
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkMeshFileReaderException.cxx b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshFileReaderException.cxx
similarity index 100%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkMeshFileReaderException.cxx
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshFileReaderException.cxx
diff --git a/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshFileWriter.cxx b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshFileWriter.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e067071a9ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshFileWriter.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*=========================================================================
+ *
+ *  Copyright Insight Software Consortium
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *=========================================================================*/
+
+#define ITK_TEMPLATE_EXPLICIT_MeshIOInstantiation
+#include "itkMeshFileWriter.h"
+#include "itkMeshFileWriter.hxx"
+
+#ifdef ITK_HAS_GCC_PRAGMA_DIAG_PUSHPOP
+  ITK_GCC_PRAGMA_DIAG_PUSH()
+#endif
+ITK_GCC_PRAGMA_DIAG(ignored "-Wattributes")
+
+#define ITKMeshIOInstantiation_IO_TYPE MeshFileWriter
+#include "itkMeshIOInstantiation.inc"
+
+#ifdef ITK_HAS_GCC_PRAGMA_DIAG_PUSHPOP
+  ITK_GCC_PRAGMA_DIAG_POP()
+#else
+  ITK_GCC_PRAGMA_DIAG(warning "-Wattributes")
+#endif
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkMeshFileWriterException.cxx b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshFileWriterException.cxx
similarity index 100%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkMeshFileWriterException.cxx
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshFileWriterException.cxx
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkMeshIOBase.cxx b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshIOBase.cxx
similarity index 100%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkMeshIOBase.cxx
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshIOBase.cxx
diff --git a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkMeshIOFactory.cxx b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshIOFactory.cxx
similarity index 63%
rename from Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkMeshIOFactory.cxx
rename to Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshIOFactory.cxx
index 0b189a630b1..1f698a7ba06 100644
--- a/Modules/IO/Mesh/src/itkMeshIOFactory.cxx
+++ b/Modules/IO/MeshBase/src/itkMeshIOFactory.cxx
@@ -16,16 +16,7 @@
  *
  *=========================================================================*/
 
-#include "itkBYUMeshIOFactory.h"
-#include "itkFreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactory.h"
-#include "itkFreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactory.h"
-#include "itkGiftiMeshIOFactory.h"
 #include "itkMeshIOFactory.h"
-#include "itkOBJMeshIOFactory.h"
-#include "itkOFFMeshIOFactory.h"
-#include "itkMutexLock.h"
-#include "itkMutexLockHolder.h"
-#include "itkVTKPolyDataMeshIOFactory.h"
 
 namespace itk
 {
@@ -45,8 +36,6 @@ MeshIOBase::Pointer
 MeshIOFactory
 ::CreateMeshIO(const char *path, FileModeType mode)
 {
-  RegisterBuiltInFactories();
-
   std::list< MeshIOBase::Pointer >  possibleMeshIO;
   std::list< LightObject::Pointer > allobjects = ObjectFactoryBase::CreateAllInstance("itkMeshIOBase");
 
@@ -87,32 +76,11 @@ ::CreateMeshIO(const char *path, FileModeType mode)
   return ITK_NULLPTR;
 }
 
-
 void
 MeshIOFactory
 ::RegisterBuiltInFactories()
 {
-  static SimpleMutexLock mutex;
-
-    {
-    static bool firstTime = true;
-    // This helper class makes sure the Mutex is unlocked
-    // in the event an exception is thrown.
-    MutexLockHolder< SimpleMutexLock > mutexHolder(mutex);
-    if ( firstTime )
-      {
-      ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( BYUMeshIOFactory::New() );
-      ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( FreeSurferAsciiMeshIOFactory::New() );
-      ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( FreeSurferBinaryMeshIOFactory::New() );
-      ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( GiftiMeshIOFactory::New() );
-      ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( OBJMeshIOFactory::New() );
-      ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( OFFMeshIOFactory::New() );
-      ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactory( VTKPolyDataMeshIOFactory::New() );
-
-      firstTime = false;
-      }
-    }
+  // deprecated
 }
 
-
 } // end namespace itk