Frank Bunker Gilbreth: General Contractor

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 Frank B. Gilbreth's multiple construction companies created at least 90 large-scale projects over its span of about fifteen years. This list is likely incomplete and there may be many more minor projects that have escaped discoverable records. Frank B. Gilbreth's multiple construction companies created at least 90 large-scale projects over its span of about fifteen years. This list is likely incomplete and there may be many more minor projects that have escaped discoverable records.
  
-  * //<color blue>Note: the numbering system here is completely arbitrary and used only for convenience and organization of this material. There may be any number of anomalies of actual chronology and undocumented projects.</color>//+  * //<color blue>Note: the numbering system here is completely arbitrary and used only for convenience and organization of this material. There may be any number of anomalies of actual chronology and undocumented projects. I am also attempting to reorder the projects from time to time as more accurate dates and timelines are discovered.</color>//
  
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 | [[P048|048]] | [[P048|Factory for Simmons Hardware Company]] | Sioux City, IA | Contract May 1905 | | [[P048|048]] | [[P048|Factory for Simmons Hardware Company]] | Sioux City, IA | Contract May 1905 |
 | [[P049|049]] | [[P049|Barge Canal for Union Sulphur Co]] | Sulphur, LA | Contract Oct 1905\\ Work until Early Spring 1906\\ //Never completed by FBG// | | [[P049|049]] | [[P049|Barge Canal for Union Sulphur Co]] | Sulphur, LA | Contract Oct 1905\\ Work until Early Spring 1906\\ //Never completed by FBG// |
-| [[P050|050]] | [[P050|Two Buildings for Yale & Towne]] | [[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]] | 1906 | +| [[P050|050]] | [[P050|MIT Naval Engineering Building]] | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | Jan-Jul 1906 | 
-| [[P051|051]] | [[P051|MIT Naval Engineering Building]] | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | Jan-Jul 1906 | +| [[P051|051]] | [[P051|Mill for Champion Fibre Co]] | Canton, NC | Contract ca. Mar 1906\\ Completed by Jan 1907 | 
-|  —  |  **— RENUMBERING IN PROGRESS —**  ||| +| [[P052|052]] | [[P052|Two Buildings for Yale & Towne]] | [[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]] | Apr-Jul 1906 | 
-| [[P053|053]] | [[P053|10-story McGraw Building (“Engineering Record“)]] | Manhattan, NYC | 1906 | +| [[P053|053]] | [[P053|Georgetown Steam Plant (Seattle Electric Lighting Co)]] | Georgetown (Seattle), WA | Construction begun Apr 1906\\ In operation 1907 | 
-| [[P054|054]] | [[P054|Georgetown Steam Plant (Seattle Electric Lighting Co)]] | Georgetown (Seattle), WA | Construction begun Apr 1906\\ In operation 1907 | +| [[P054|054]] | [[P054|10-story McGraw Building (“Engineering Record“)]] | Manhattan, NYC | 1906 | 
-|  —  |  //San Francisco Earthquake & Fire, Apr 1906//  ||| +| [[PO62|062]] |  //San Francisco Earthquake & Fire, Apr 1906//  ||| 
-| [[P055|055]] | [[P055|Mutual Life Insurance Building]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | 1906-07 | +| [[P055|055]] | [[P055|Two Warehouses for Timothy Hopkins]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract Jun 1906 | 
-| [[P056|056]] | [[P056|Two warehouses for Timothy Hopkins]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract Jun 1906 | +| [[P056|056]] | [[P056|Three Buildings for Henry Sonntag]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract Jun 1906 | 
-| [[P057|057]] | [[P057|Three Buildings for Henry Sonntag]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract Jun 1906 | +| [[P057|057]] | [[P057|8-story St. Clair Building (//aka// Boyd Building)]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract Jun 1906\\ Completed Jul 1907 | 
-| [[P057a|057a]] | [[P057a|4-story Mill for Minterburn Textile Mills]] | Rockville, CT | Contract Sep 1906\\ Construction begun Oct 1906\\ Completed early 1907 | +| [[P058|058]] | [[P058|North Beach Electric Power Station for City Electric Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract May 1906\\ In operation Oct 1907 | 
-| [[P058|058]] | [[P058|8-story St. Clair Building (Boyd Building)]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Completed Jul 1907 | +| [[P059|059]] | [[P059|Mutual Life Insurance Building]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract Sep 1906\\ 1907 | 
-| [[P059|059]] | [[P059|North Beach Electric Power Station for City Electric Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | In operation Oct 1907 | +| [[P060|060]] | [[P060|4-story Mill for Minterburn Textile Mills]] | Rockville, CT | Contract Sep 1906\\ Construction begun Oct 1906\\ Completed early 1907 | 
-| [[P060|060]] | [[P060|Citizen’s Bank of Alameda]] | Alameda, CA | 1907 | +| [[P061|061]] | [[P061|Citizen’s Bank of Alameda]] | Alameda, CA | Contract Sep 1906\\ Completed May 1907 | 
-| [[P061|061]] | [[P061|7-story Wilson Building]] (rebuild) | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | 1907-08 | +| [[P062|062]] | [[P062|2-story Mill for Henry M. Crane]] | Bayonne, NJ | Contract Sep 1906 | 
-| [[P062|062]] | [[P062|4-story Union Square Hotel]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | ca. 1907 | +| [[P063|063]] | [[P063|Mill for Champion Coated Paper Co]] | Hamilton, OH | Contract Sep 1906\\ 1907 | 
-| [[P063|063]] | [[P063|5-story Pacific Grand Hotel]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Opened July 1907 |+| [[P064x|064x]] | [[P064x| Foundry & Forge Shop for Stayman Manufacturing Co ]] | Jersey City, NJ | Contract Sep 1906 | 
 +| [[P065|065]] | [[P065| 2-story Building for Stayman Manufacturing Co ]] | Jersey City, NJ | Contract Oct 1906 | 
 +| [[P066|066]] | [[P066|Warehouse for BF Goodrich]] | Akron, OH | Contract Oct 1906\\ Completed Dec 1906 | 
 +|  **RENUMBERING IN PROGRESS**  ||| 
 +| [[P067|067]] | [[P067|7-story Wilson Building]] (rebuild) | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | 1907-08 | 
 +| [[P068|068]] | [[P068|4-story Union Square Hotel]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract Dec 1906 | 
 +| [[P069|069]] | [[P069|5-story Pacific Grand Hotel]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract Dec 1906\\ Opened July 1907 |
 | [[P064|064]] | [[P064|Plant for Pennsylvania Cement Company]] | //Unknown// | 1907 | | [[P064|064]] | [[P064|Plant for Pennsylvania Cement Company]] | //Unknown// | 1907 |
-| [[P065|065]] | [[P065|Mill for Champion Fibre Co]] | Canton, NC | Contract ca. Mar 1906\\ Completed by Jan 1907 | +| [[P070x|070x]] | [[P070x|Plant for Pennsylvania Cement Company]] | //Unknown// | 1907 | 
-| [[P066|066]] | [[P066|Mill for Champion Coated Paper Co]] | Hamilton, OH | Contract Sep 1906\\ 1907 | +| [[P068a|068a]] | [[P068a|Power Station for Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway]] | Plymouth, MA | 1907 | 
-| [[P066a|066a]] | [[P066a| Foundry & Forge Shop for Stayman Manufacturing Co ]] | Jersey City, NJ | In progress Sep 1906 | +| [[P068b|068b]] | [[P068b|Power Station for Blue Hill Street Railway]] | Canton, MA | 1907? |
-| [[P067|067]] | [[P067|Power Station for Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway]] | Plymouth, MA | 1907 | +
-| [[P068|068]] | [[P068|Power Station for Blue Hill Street Railway]] | Canton, MA | 1907? |+
 | [[P069|069]] | [[P069|3-story Factory Addition for Columbian Rope Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]] | 1907 | | [[P069|069]] | [[P069|3-story Factory Addition for Columbian Rope Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]] | 1907 |
-| [[P070|070]] | [[P070|Two Building Extensions for Yale & Towne]] | [[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]] | Contract Apr 1907 | 
 | [[P071|071]] | [[P071|5-story Factory for S.L. Allen & Co]] | Philadelphia, PA | Contract Feb 1907 | | [[P071|071]] | [[P071|5-story Factory for S.L. Allen & Co]] | Philadelphia, PA | Contract Feb 1907 |
 +| [[P070|070]] | [[P070|Two Building Extensions for Yale & Towne]] | [[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]] | Contract Apr 1907 |
 +| [[P074|074]] | [[P074|Factory for Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Co]] | Gardner, MA | Contract Jun 1907\\ Construction Mar 1908 |
 | [[P072|072]] | [[P072|“Fenimore” Paper Mill for Union Bag and Paper Co]] | Glen’s Falls, NY | 1907? | | [[P072|072]] | [[P072|“Fenimore” Paper Mill for Union Bag and Paper Co]] | Glen’s Falls, NY | 1907? |
 | [[P073|073]] | [[P073|Factory for H.C. White Co]] | North Bennington, VT | Contract Nov 1907 | | [[P073|073]] | [[P073|Factory for H.C. White Co]] | North Bennington, VT | Contract Nov 1907 |
-| [[P074|074]] | [[P074|Factory for Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Co]] | Gardner, MA | Contract Jun 1907\\ Construction Mar 1908 | 
 | [[P075|075]] | [[P075|Can Factory for Seacoast Canning Company]] | Eastport, ME | Contract Feb 1908 | | [[P075|075]] | [[P075|Can Factory for Seacoast Canning Company]] | Eastport, ME | Contract Feb 1908 |
 | [[P076|076]] | [[P076|Shoe & Leather Exposition Building]] (completion) | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | Contract May 1908 | | [[P076|076]] | [[P076|Shoe & Leather Exposition Building]] (completion) | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | Contract May 1908 |
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 | [[P081|081]] | [[P081|Project for Boston Steam & Power Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | < 1909 | | [[P081|081]] | [[P081|Project for Boston Steam & Power Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | < 1909 |
 | [[P082|082]] | [[P082|Project for the Lowell Bleachery Co]] | Lowell, MA | < 1909 | | [[P082|082]] | [[P082|Project for the Lowell Bleachery Co]] | Lowell, MA | < 1909 |
-| [[P083|083]] | [[P083|Project for Houghton County Street Railway]] | Houghton, MI | < 1909 |+| [[P083|083]] | [[P083|Project for Houghton County Street Railway]] | Houghton, MI | Early 1904 |
 | [[P084|084]] | [[P084|Project for Bay Road Construction Co]] | Syracuse, NY | < 1909 | | [[P084|084]] | [[P084|Project for Bay Road Construction Co]] | Syracuse, NY | < 1909 |
 | [[P085|085]] | [[P085|Paper mill for H.G. Lowe Paper]] | Ridgefield, New Jersey | < 1909 | | [[P085|085]] | [[P085|Paper mill for H.G. Lowe Paper]] | Ridgefield, New Jersey | < 1909 |
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