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 ====== FBG Construction Projects ====== ====== FBG Construction Projects ======
-===== Chronological Listing =====+===== Chronological Listing [Master List] =====
  
 +----
 +
 +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.
  
 {| style="" {| style=""
 ! !
-Number 
 ! !
 Project Project
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 |- |-
 | |
-001+[[P001|001]]
 | |
-//Unknown//+//[[P001|Unknown]]//
 | |
-Auburn, New York+[[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]]
 | |
 July 1895 July 1895
 |- |-
 | |
-002+[[P002|002]]
 | |
-Prescott Hall+[[P002|Prescott Hall dormitory]]
 | |
-Cambridge, MA+[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
 | |
-Under construction May 1896.\\ +Under construction May 1896\\ 
-Occupancy by September 1896. +Occupancy by Sep 1896 
 |- |-
-|003 
 | |
-Webster Building+[[P003|003]] 
 +| 
 +[[P003|Webster Building]]
 | |
-Boston+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
 | |
 1896 1896
 |- |-
 | |
-004+[[P004|004]]
 | |
-Craigie Hall (masonry work)+[[P004|Craigie Hall dormitory (masonry work)]]
 | |
-Cambridge, MA+[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
 | |
 1897 1897
 |- |-
 | |
-005+[[P005|005]]
 | |
-Brimmer Chambers+[[P005|Brimmer Chambers apartments]]
 | |
-Boston+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
 | |
 1898 1898
 |- |-
 | |
-006+[[P006|006]]
 | |
-Women’s Club House+[[P006|Women’s Club building]]
 | |
-Boston+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
 | |
 Contracted 1898\\ Contracted 1898\\
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 |- |-
 | |
-007+[[P007|007]]
 | |
-Boston Dispensary+[[P007|Boston Dispensary addition]]
 | |
-Boston+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
 | |
 1898-99 1898-99
 |- |-
 | |
-008+[[P008|008]]
 | |
-Lowell Memorial Electrical Engineering Laboratory+[[P008|Lowell Memorial Electrical Engineering Laboratory]]
 | |
-Boston+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
 | |
 Contract Jun 1902\\ Contract Jun 1902\\
 Completed Aug 1902 Completed Aug 1902
 |- |-
-009 
 | |
-Brick Chimney & Powerhouse for Cambridge Electric Light Company+[[P009|009]]
 | |
-Cambridge, MA+[[P009|Brick Chimney & Powerhouse for Cambridge Electric Light Co]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
 | |
 1902 1902
 |- |-
 | |
-010+[[P010|010]]
 | |
-Expansion of Towns Hotel+[[P010|Expansion of Towns Hotel]]
 | |
 Bellows Falls, VT\\ Bellows Falls, VT\\
 [now Rockingham] [now Rockingham]
 | |
-1901-02+1902
 |- |-
 | |
-011+[[P011|011]]
 | |
-Enlarged power station canal+[[P011|Enlarge Power Station Canal]]
 | |
 Garvin’s Falls, NH Garvin’s Falls, NH
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 |- |-
 | |
-012+[[P012|012]]
 | |
-Extension of mill for Boston Manufacturing Company+[[P012|Extension of Mill for Boston Manufacturing Company]]
 | |
 Waltham, MA Waltham, MA
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 |- |-
 | |
-013+[[P013|013]]
 | |
-Factory for Cluett, Peabody & Co (Arrow Shirts)+[[P013|Factory for Cluett, Peabody & Co (Arrow Shirts) ]]
 | |
-Troy, New York+Leominster, MA
 | |
 1902 1902
 |- |-
 | |
-014+[[P014|014]]
 | |
-Building for Lever Brothers+[[P014|3-story Building for Lever Brothers]]
 | |
-Cambridge, MA+[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
 | |
 1903 1903
 |- |-
 | |
-015+[[P015|015]]
 | |
-“Dove” Paper Mill for Megargee Paper Company+[[P015|“Dove” Paper Mill for Megargee Paper Company]]
 | |
 Modena, PA Modena, PA
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 |- |-
 | |
-016+[[P016|016]]
 | |
-Concrete dam on Pawcatuck River for Potter Hill +[[P016|Concrete Dam for Potter Hill Textile Mill]]
-textile mill+
 | |
 Westerley, RI Westerley, RI
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 |- |-
 | |
-017+[[P017|017]]
 | |
-Moses Taylor Hospital+[[P017|Moses Taylor Hospital]]
 | |
 Scranton, PA Scranton, PA
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 |- |-
 | |
-018+[[P018|018]]
 | |
-Irons & Russell Building+[[P018|Irons & Russell Building]]
 | |
  Providence, RI  Providence, RI
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 |- |-
 | |
-019+[[P019|019]]
 | |
-Columbian Rope Company factory+[[P019|Factory for Columbian Rope Co]]
 | |
-Auburn, NY+[[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]]
 | |
 1903-04 1903-04
 |- |-
 | |
-020+[[P020|020]]
 | |
-Piper Building+[[P020|Piper Building]]
 | |
 Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD
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 |- |-
 | |
-021+[[P021|021]]
 | |
-3-story Warehouse+[[P021|3-story Warehouse]]
 | |
 Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD
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 |- |-
 | |
-022+[[P022|022]]
 | |
-6-story Warehouse for John Duer & Sons+[[P022|6-story Warehouse for John Duer & Sons]]
 | |
 Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD
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 |- |-
 | |
-023 +[[P023|023]]
-| Building for DA Sargent School+
 | |
-Cambridge, MA+[[P023|Building for DA Sargent School]] 
 +| 
 +[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
 | |
 Completed Aug 1904 Completed Aug 1904
 |- |-
 | |
-024+[[P024|024]]
 | |
-Ray Memorial Building+[[P024|Ray Memorial Building]]
 | |
 Franklin, MA Franklin, MA
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 |- |-
 | |
-025+[[P025|025]]
 | |
-Molasses Storage Tanks & Pumping Plant+[[P025|Molasses Storage Tanks & Pumping Plant]]
 | |
-Boston+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
 | |
 1904 1904
 |- |-
 | |
-026+[[P026|026]]
 | |
-Factory for Auburn Hame Co+[[P026|Factory for Auburn Hame Co]]
 | |
-Auburn, NY+[[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]]
 | |
 1904 1904
 |- |-
 | |
-027+[[P027|027]]
 | |
-Hydropower Dam on Saranac River+[[P027|Hydropower Dam on Saranac River]]
 | |
 Cadyville, NY Cadyville, NY
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 |- |-
 | |
-028+[[P028|028]]
 | |
-Two Mercantile Buildings for Rumford Falls Power Co+[[P028|Two Mercantile Buildings for Rumford Falls Power Co]]
 | |
 Rumford Falls, ME Rumford Falls, ME
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 |- |-
 | |
-029+[[P029|029]]
 | |
-4-story Mill for Walworth Manufacturing Company+[[P029|4-story Mill for Walworth Manufacturing Company]]
 | |
-South Boston+[[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
 | |
 < 1905 < 1905
 |- |-
- 
 | |
-030 +[[P030|030]] 
-| House & Stable for E.J. Bliss+| 
 +[[P030|House & Stable for E.J. Bliss]]
 | |
-Boston+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
 | |
 < 1905 < 1905
 |- |-
 | |
-031+[[P031|031]]
 | |
-Powerhouse & for Syracuse, Rochester & Eastern Railroad+[[P031|Powerhouse & for Syracuse, Rochester & Eastern Railroad]]
 | |
 Lyons, NY Lyons, NY
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 |- |-
 | |
-032+[[P032|032]]
 | |
-Auto Garage+[[P032|Auto Garage]]
 | |
-Boston+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
 | |
 < 1905 < 1905
 |- |-
 | |
-033+[[P033|033]]
 | |
-7-story Dormitory (Harvard?)+[[P033|7-story Dormitory (Harvard?)]]
 | |
-Cambridge, MA+[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
 | |
 1905? 1905?
 |- |-
 | |
-034+[[P034|034]]
 | |
-Powerhouse for City of East Orange, NJ+[[P034|Powerhouse for City of East Orange, NJ]]
 | |
 East Orange, NJ East Orange, NJ
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 |- |-
 | |
-033+[[P035|035]]
 | |
-Factory for Kursheedt Manufacturing Co+[[P035|Factory for Kursheedt Manufacturing Co]]
 | |
 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY
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 |- |-
 | |
-035+[[P036|036]]
 | |
-Concrete Canal for Lehigh Coal & Navigation+[[P036|Concrete Canal for Lehigh Coal & Navigation]]
 | |
 Taylorsville, Pennsylvania\\ Taylorsville, Pennsylvania\\
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 |- |-
 | |
-037+[[P037|037]]
 | |
-6-story plant for John J. Latteman Shoes+[[P037|6-story plant for John J. Latteman Shoes]]
 | |
 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY
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 |- |-
 | |
-038+[[P038|038]]
 | |
-Plant for Oneida Community Company Ltd+[[P038|Plant for Oneida Community Company Ltd]]
 | |
 Oneida, NY Oneida, NY
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 |- |-
 | |
-039+[[P039|039]]
 | |
-Factory & Warehouse for Walter F. Lowney Co+[[P039|Factory & Warehouse for Walter F. Lowney Co]]
 | |
 Montréal, Québec, Canada Montréal, Québec, Canada
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 |- |-
 | |
-040+[[P040|040]]
 | |
-Mill & Mill Town for St. Croix Paper Company+[[P040|Mill & Mill Town for St. Croix Paper Company]]
 | |
 Sprague’s Falls, ME\\ Sprague’s Falls, ME\\
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 |- |-
 | |
-041+[[P041|041]]
 | |
-Mill Buildings & Mill Town for International Paper Co+[[P041|Mill Buildings & Mill Town for International Paper Co]]
 | |
 Piercefield, NY Piercefield, NY
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 |- |-
 | |
-042+[[P042|042]]
 | |
-Dams & Powerhouse for International Paper Co+[[P042|Dams & Powerhouse for International Paper Co]]
 | |
 Berlin, NH Berlin, NH
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 |- |-
 | |
-043+[[P043|043]]
 | |
-Rail Car Barn & Substation for NY Central Railroad+[[P043|Rail Car Barn & Substation for NY Central Railroad]]
 | |
 North Syracuse, NY North Syracuse, NY
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 |- |-
 | |
-044+[[P044|044]]
 | |
-Roper Hospital+[[P044|Roper Hospital]]
 | |
 Charleston, SC Charleston, SC
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 |- |-
 | |
-045+[[P045|045]]
 | |
-Hydropower Dam for Walter Baker Chocolate Company+[[P045|Hydropower Dam for Walter Baker Chocolate Company]]
 | |
 Milton, MA Milton, MA
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 |- |-
 | |
-046+[[P046|046]]
 | |
-Residence for C.B. Alexander+[[P046|Residence for C.B. Alexander]]
 | |
 Manhattan, NYC Manhattan, NYC
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 |- |-
 | |
-047+[[P047|047]]
 | |
-Barge Canal for Union Sulphur Co+[[P047|Barge Canal for Union Sulphur Co]]
 | |
 Sulphur, LA Sulphur, LA
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 |- |-
 | |
-048+[[P048|048]]
 | |
-Factory for Yale & Towne+[[P048|Factory for Yale & Towne]]
 | |
-Stamford, CT+[[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]]
 | |
 1905 1905
 |- |-
 | |
-049+[[P049|049]]
 | |
-Factory for Simmons Hardware Company+[[P049|Factory for Simmons Hardware Company]]
 | |
 Sioux City, IA Sioux City, IA
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 |- |-
 | |
-050+[[P050|050]]
 | |
-Two Factory Buildings for Yale & Towne+[[P050|Two Factory Buildings for Yale & Towne]]
 | |
-Stamford, CT+[[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]]
 | |
 1906 1906
 |- |-
 | |
-051+[[P051|051]]
 | |
-4-story Mill for Minterburn Textile Mills+[[P051|4-story Mill for Minterburn Textile Mills]]
 | |
 Rockville, CT Rockville, CT
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 |- |-
 | |
-052+[[P052|052]]
 | |
-MIT Naval Engineering Building+[[P052|MIT Naval Engineering Building]]
 | |
-Boston+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
 | |
 Jul 1906 Jul 1906
 |- |-
 | |
-053+[[P053|053]]
 | |
-10-story McGraw Building (//Engineering Record//)+[[P053|10-story McGraw Building (“Engineering Record“)]]
 | |
 Manhattan, NYC Manhattan, NYC
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 1906 1906
 |- |-
- 
 | |
-054+[[P054|054]]
 | |
-Georgetown Steam Plant (Seattle Electric Lighting Co)+[[P054|Georgetown Steam Plant (Seattle Electric Lighting Co)]]
 | |
 Georgetown (Seattle), WA Georgetown (Seattle), WA
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 |- |-
 | |
-055+[[P055|055]]
 | |
-Mutual Life Insurance Building+[[P055|Mutual Life Insurance Building]]
 | |
-San Francisco+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
 | |
 1906-07 1906-07
 |- |-
 | |
-056+[[P056|056]]
 | |
-Two warehouses for Timothy Hopkins+[[P056|Two warehouses for Timothy Hopkins]]
 | |
-San Francisco+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
 | Contract Jun 1906 | Contract Jun 1906
 |- |-
 | |
-057+[[P057|057]]
 | |
-Three Buildings for Henry Sonntag+[[P057|Three Buildings for Henry Sonntag]]
 | |
-San Francisco+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
 | Contract Jun 1906 | Contract Jun 1906
 |- |-
 | |
-058+[[P058|058]]
 | |
-8-story St. Clair Building\//aka// Boyd Building+[[P058|8-story St. Clair Building (Boyd Building)]]
 | |
-San Francisco+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
 | |
 Completed Jul 1907 Completed Jul 1907
 |- |-
 | |
-059+[[P059|059]]
 | |
-North Beach Electric Power Station for City Electric Co+[[P059|North Beach Electric Power Station for City Electric Co]]
 | |
-San Francisco+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
 | |
 In operation Oct 1907 In operation Oct 1907
 |- |-
 | |
-060+[[P060|060]]
 | |
-Citizen’s Bank of Alameda+[[P060|Citizen’s Bank of Alameda]]
 | |
 Alameda, CA Alameda, CA
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 |- |-
 | |
-061+[[P061|061]]
 | |
-7-story Wilson Building (rebuild)+[[P061|7-story Wilson Building]] (rebuild)
 | |
-San Francisco+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
 | |
 1907-08 1907-08
 |- |-
 | |
-062+[[P062|062]]
 | |
-4-story Union Square Hotel+[[P062|4-story Union Square Hotel]]
 | |
-San Francisco+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
 | |
 ca. 1907 ca. 1907
 |- |-
 | |
-063+[[P063|063]]
 | |
-5-story Pacific Grand Hotel+[[P063|5-story Pacific Grand Hotel]]
 | |
-San Francisco+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
 | |
 Opened July 1907 Opened July 1907
 |- |-
 | |
-064+[[P064|064]]
 | |
-Plant for Pennsylvania Cement Company+[[P064|Plant for Pennsylvania Cement Company]]
 | |
 //Unknown// //Unknown//
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 |- |-
 | |
-065+[[P065|065]]
 | |
-Mill for Champion Fibre Co+[[P065|Mill for Champion Fibre Co]]
 | |
 Canton, NC Canton, NC
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 |- |-
 | |
-066+[[P066|066]]
 | |
-Mill for Champion Coated Paper Co+[[P066|Mill for Champion Coated Paper Co]]
 | |
 Hamilton, OH Hamilton, OH
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 |- |-
 | |
-067+[[P067|067]]
 | |
-Power Station for Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway+[[P067|Power Station for Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway]]
 | |
 Plymouth, MA Plymouth, MA
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 |- |-
 | |
-068+[[P068|068]]
 | |
-Power Station for Blue Hill Street Railway+[[P068|Power Station for Blue Hill Street Railway]]
 | |
 Canton, MA Canton, MA
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 |- |-
 | |
-069+[[P069|069]]
 | |
-3-story Factory Addition for Columbian Rope Co+[[P069|3-story Factory Addition for Columbian Rope Co]]
 | |
-Auburn, NY+[[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]]
 | |
 1907 1907
 |- |-
 | |
-070+[[P070|070]]
 | |
-Two Factory Extensions for Yale & Towne+[[P070|Two Factory Extensions for Yale & Towne]]
 | |
-Stamford, CT+[[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]]
 | |
 Contract Apr 1907 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 ofr 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
 |} |}
 +
  
fbglist-chrono.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/10 19:39 by therblig