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 ====== FBG Construction Projects ====== ====== FBG Construction Projects ======
-===== Chronological Listing =====+===== Chronological Listing [Master List] ===== 
 + 
 +---- 
 +** ├ [[fbglist-geo | Cross-listing by geographical location]] ┼─┼ [[fbglist-typo | Cross-listing by project category ]]  ┤** 
 +---- 
 + 
 +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>// 
 + 
 +{| style="" 
 +! 
 +! 
 +Project 
 +! 
 +Location 
 +! 
 +Date 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P001|001]] 
 +| 
 +//[[P001|Unknown]]// 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]] 
 +| 
 +July 1895 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P002|002]] 
 +| 
 +[[P002|Prescott Hall dormitory]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]] 
 +| 
 +Under construction May 1896\\ 
 +Occupancy by Sep 1896  
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P003|003]] 
 +| 
 +[[P003|Webster Building]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]] 
 +| 
 +1896 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P004|004]] 
 +| 
 +[[P004|Craigie Hall dormitory (masonry work)]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]] 
 +| 
 +1897 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P005|005]] 
 +| 
 +[[P005|Brimmer Chambers apartments]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] 
 +| 
 +1898 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P006|006]] 
 +| 
 +[[P006|Women’s Club building]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] 
 +| 
 +Contracted 1898\\ 
 +Completed 1899  
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P007|007]] 
 +| 
 +[[P007|Boston Dispensary addition]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] 
 +| 
 +1898-99 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P008|008]] 
 +| 
 +[[P008|Lowell Memorial Electrical Engineering Laboratory]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] 
 +| 
 +Contract Jun 1902\\ 
 +Completed Aug 1902 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P009|009]] 
 +| 
 +[[P009|Brick Chimney & Powerhouse for Cambridge Electric Light Co]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]] 
 +| 
 +1902 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P010|010]] 
 +| 
 +[[P010|Expansion of Towns Hotel]] 
 +| 
 +Bellows Falls, VT\\ 
 +[now Rockingham] 
 +| 
 +1902 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P011|011]] 
 +| 
 +[[P011|Enlarge Power Station Canal]] 
 +| 
 +Garvin’s Falls, NH 
 +| 
 +1902 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P012|012]] 
 +| 
 +[[P012|Extension of Mill for Boston Manufacturing Company]] 
 +| 
 +Waltham, MA 
 +| 
 +1902 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P013|013]] 
 +| 
 +[[P013|Factory for Cluett, Peabody & Co (Arrow Shirts) ]] 
 +| 
 +Leominster, MA 
 +| 
 +1902 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P014|014]] 
 +| 
 +[[P014|3-story Building for Lever Brothers]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]] 
 +| 
 +1903 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P015|015]] 
 +| 
 +[[P015|“Dove” Paper Mill for Megargee Paper Company]] 
 +| 
 +Modena, PA 
 +| 
 +Contract Mar 1903\\ 
 +Completed late 1903  
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P016|016]] 
 +| 
 +[[P016|Concrete Dam for Potter Hill Textile Mill]] 
 +| 
 +Westerley, RI 
 +| 
 +Contract July 1903 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P017|017]] 
 +| 
 +[[P017|Moses Taylor Hospital]] 
 +| 
 +West Seneca, NY\\ (Now Lackawanna) 
 +| 
 +Contract Oct 1903 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P018|018]] 
 +| 
 +[[P018|Irons & Russell Building]] 
 +| 
 + Providence, RI 
 +| 
 +Contract Oct 1903\\ 
 +Completed 1904 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P019|019]] 
 +| 
 +[[P019|Factory for Columbian Rope Co]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]] 
 +| 
 +1903-04 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P020|020]] 
 +| 
 +[[P020|Piper Building]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#baltimore, maryland|Baltimore, MD]] 
 +| 
 +Contract Apr 1904 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P021|021]] 
 +| 
 +[[P021|3-story Warehouse]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#baltimore, maryland|Baltimore, MD]] 
 +| 
 +Contract Apr 1904 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P022|022]] 
 +| 
 +[[P022|6-story Warehouse for John Duer & Sons]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#baltimore, maryland|Baltimore, MD]] 
 +| 
 +Contract May 1904 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P023|023]] 
 +| 
 +[[P023|Building for DA Sargent/Normal School of Physical Education ]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]] 
 +| 
 +Completed Aug 1904 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P024|024]] 
 +| 
 +[[P024|Ray Memorial Building / Franklin Public Library ]] 
 +| 
 +Franklin, MA 
 +| 
 +Completed Sep 1904 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P025|025]] 
 +| 
 +[[P025| Pumping Plant & Tanks for Boston Molasses Co ]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] 
 +| 
 +1904 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P026|026]] 
 +| 
 +[[P026|Factory for Auburn Hame Co]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]] 
 +| 
 +Late 1904 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P027|027]] 
 +| 
 +[[P027|Hydropower Dam on Saranac River]] 
 +| 
 +Cadyville, NY 
 +| 
 +1904-05 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P028|028]] 
 +| 
 +[[P028|Two Mercantile Buildings for Rumford Falls Power Co]] 
 +| 
 +Rumford Falls, ME 
 +| 
 +1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P029|029]] 
 +| 
 +[[P029|4-story Mill for Walworth Manufacturing Company]] 
 +| 
 +[[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] 
 +| 
 +< 1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P030|030]] 
 +| 
 +[[P030|House & Stable for EJ Bliss]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] (Chestnut Hill) 
 +| 
 +< 1905\\ Probably 1904 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P031|031]] 
 +| 
 +[[P031|Powerhouse & for Syracuse, Rochester & Eastern Railroad]] 
 +| 
 +Lyons, NY 
 +| 
 +< 1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P032|032]] 
 +| 
 +[[P032|Auto Garage]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] 
 +| 
 +< 1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P033|033]] 
 +| 
 +[[P033|7-story Dormitory (Harvard?)]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]] 
 +| 
 +1905? 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P034|034]] 
 +| 
 +[[P034|Powerhouse for City of East Orange, NJ]] 
 +| 
 +East Orange, NJ 
 +| 
 +< 1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P035|035]] 
 +| 
 +[[P035|Factory for Kursheedt Manufacturing Co]] 
 +| 
 +Brooklyn, NY 
 +| 
 +< 1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P036|036]] 
 +| 
 +[[P036|Concrete Canal for Lehigh Coal & Navigation]] 
 +| 
 +Taylorsville, Pennsylvania\\ 
 +(now Washington Crossing) 
 +| 
 +1905? 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P037|037]] 
 +| 
 +[[P037|6-story plant for John J. Latteman Shoes]] 
 +| 
 +Brooklyn, NY 
 +| 
 +1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P038|038]] 
 +| 
 +[[P038|Plant for Oneida Community Company Ltd]] 
 +| 
 +Oneida, NY 
 +| 
 +Jun 1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P039|039]] 
 +| 
 +[[P039|Factory & Warehouse for Walter F. Lowney Co]] 
 +| 
 +Montréal, Québec, Canada 
 +| 
 +Jul 1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P040|040]] 
 +| 
 +[[P040|Mill & Mill Town for St. Croix Paper Company]] 
 +| 
 +Sprague’s Falls, ME\\ 
 +(now Woodland/Baileyville) 
 +| 
 +Contract Feb 1905\\ 
 +Construction begun Mar 1905\\ 
 +Completed Dec 1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P041|041]] 
 +| 
 +[[P041|Mill Buildings & Mill Town for International Paper Co]] 
 +| 
 +Piercefield, NY 
 +| 
 +Contract Aug 1904\\ 
 +Completed 1905  
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P042|042]] 
 +| 
 +[[P042|Dams & Powerhouse for International Paper Co]] 
 +| 
 +Berlin, NH 
 +| 
 +1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P043|043]] 
 +| 
 +[[P043|Rail Car Barn & Substation for NY Central Railroad]] 
 +| 
 +North Syracuse, NY 
 +| 
 +Contract May 1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P044|044]] 
 +| 
 +[[P044|Roper Hospital]] 
 +| 
 +Charleston, SC 
 +| 
 +Contract May 1905\\ 
 +Completion announced Feb 1906  
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P045|045]] 
 +| 
 +[[P045|Hydropower Dam for Walter Baker Chocolate Company]] 
 +| 
 +Milton, MA 
 +| 
 +1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P046|046]] 
 +| 
 +[[P046|Residence for C.B. Alexander]] 
 +| 
 +Manhattan, NYC 
 +| 
 +1906? 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P047|047]] 
 +| 
 +[[P047|Barge Canal for Union Sulphur Co]] 
 +| 
 +Sulphur, LA 
 +| 
 +Contract Oct 1905\\ 
 +//Never completed by FBG// 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P048|048]] 
 +| 
 +[[P048|Factory for Yale & Towne]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]] 
 +| 
 +1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P049|049]] 
 +| 
 +[[P049|Factory for Simmons Hardware Company]] 
 +| 
 +Sioux City, IA 
 +| 
 +Contract May 1905 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P050|050]] 
 +| 
 +[[P050|Two Factory Buildings for Yale & Towne]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]] 
 +| 
 +1906 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P051|051]] 
 +| 
 +[[P051|4-story Mill for Minterburn Textile Mills]] 
 +| 
 +Rockville, CT 
 +| 
 +Contract Sep 1906\\ 
 +Constrution begun Oct 1906\\ 
 +Completed early 1907 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P052|052]] 
 +| 
 +[[P052|MIT Naval Engineering Building]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] 
 +| 
 +Jul 1906 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P053|053]] 
 +| 
 +[[P053|10-story McGraw Building (“Engineering Record“)]] 
 +| 
 +Manhattan, NYC 
 +| 
 +1906 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P054|054]] 
 +| 
 +[[P054|Georgetown Steam Plant (Seattle Electric Lighting Co)]] 
 +| 
 +Georgetown (Seattle), WA 
 +| 
 +Construction begun Apr 1906\\ 
 +In operation 1907 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P055|055]] 
 +| 
 +[[P055|Mutual Life Insurance Building]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] 
 +| 
 +1906-07 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P056|056]] 
 +| 
 +[[P056|Two warehouses for Timothy Hopkins]] 
 +| 
 +[[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 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P058|058]] 
 +| 
 +[[P058|8-story St. Clair Building (Boyd Building)]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] 
 +| 
 +Completed Jul 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|Citizen’s Bank of Alameda]] 
 +| 
 +Alameda, CA 
 +| 
 +1907 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P061|061]] 
 +| 
 +[[P061|7-story Wilson Building]] (rebuild) 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] 
 +| 
 +1907-08 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P062|062]] 
 +| 
 +[[P062|4-story Union Square Hotel]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] 
 +| 
 +ca. 1907 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P063|063]] 
 +| 
 +[[P063|5-story Pacific Grand Hotel]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] 
 +| 
 +Opened July 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  
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P066|066]] 
 +| 
 +[[P066|Mill for Champion Coated Paper Co]] 
 +| 
 +Hamilton, OH 
 +| 
 +Contract Sep 1906\\ 
 +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 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P070|070]] 
 +| 
 +[[P070|Two Factory 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 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[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 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[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 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P076|076]] 
 +| 
 +[[P076|Shoe & Leather Exposition Building]] (completion) 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] 
 +| 
 +Contract May 1908 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P077|077]] 
 +| 
 +[[P077|Two Warehouses for New England Confectionery Company (NECCO)]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] 
 +| 
 +Probably 1907 (< 1909) 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P078|078]] 
 +| 
 +[[P078|Project for W.M. Crane Paper Co]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#dalton, massachusetts| Dalton, MA ]] 
 +| 
 +< 1909 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P079|079]] 
 +| 
 +[[P079|Project for Dalton Power Co]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#dalton, massachusetts| Dalton, MA ]] 
 +| 
 +< 1909 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P080|080]] 
 +| 
 +[[P080|Project for Columbia Electric Vehicle 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 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P083|083]] 
 +| 
 +[[P083|Project for Houghton County Street Railway]] 
 +| 
 +Houghton, MI 
 +| 
 +< 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 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P086|086]] 
 +| 
 +[[P086|1-story Extension to Cotton Mill for H.E. Danner Textile Co]] 
 +| 
 +Paterson, New Jersey 
 +| 
 +Contract Jul 1908\\ 
 +Construction begun Dec 1908\\ 
 +Probably completed Feb 1909 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P087|087]] 
 +| 
 +[[P087|Box Plant for Atwood-McManus Co]] (reconstruction) 
 +| 
 +[[LOCchelseama|Chelsea, MA]] 
 +| 
 +Dec 1908-Mar 1909 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P088|088]] 
 +| 
 +[[P088|Hydroelectric Powerhouse for Grand Falls Power Co]] 
 +| 
 +Grand Falls, NB/ME\\ 
 +(international river border) 
 +| 
 +Contract Mar 1909\\ 
 +//Never executed// 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P089|089]] 
 +| 
 +[[P089|Ransom Hollow Dam & Powerhouse for Warren County Power Co]] 
 +| 
 +Columbia, New Jersey 
 +| 
 +Contract Oct 1909 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P090|090]] 
 +| 
 +[[P090|Ransom Hollow Dam & Powerhouse]] 
 +| 
 +Creighton, GA 
 +| 
 +Contract Feb 1910 
 +|- 
 +| 
 +[[P091|091]] 
 +| 
 +[[P091|Paper Mill for Union Bag & Paper Co]] 
 +| 
 +Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada 
 +| 
 +Contract Sep 1910\\ 
 +In service early 1912 
 +|}
  
  
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