Frank Bunker Gilbreth: General Contractor

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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.
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 +  * //<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="" {| style=""
 ! !
-P# 
 ! !
 Project Project
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 //[[P001|Unknown]]// //[[P001|Unknown]]//
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-[[LOCauburnny|Auburn, NY]]+[[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]]
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 July 1895 July 1895
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 [[P002|Prescott Hall dormitory]] [[P002|Prescott Hall dormitory]]
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-[[LOCcambridgema|Cambridge, MA]]+[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
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-Under construction May 1896.\\ +Under construction May 1896\\ 
-Occupancy by September 1896. +Occupancy by Sep 1896 
 |- |-
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 [[P003|Webster Building]] [[P003|Webster Building]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
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 1896 1896
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 [[P004|Craigie Hall dormitory (masonry work)]] [[P004|Craigie Hall dormitory (masonry work)]]
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-[[LOCcambridgema|Cambridge, MA]]+[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
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 1897 1897
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 [[P005|005]] [[P005|005]]
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-[[P005|Brimmer Chambers]]+[[P005|Brimmer Chambers apartments]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 1898 1898
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 [[P006|006]] [[P006|006]]
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-[[P006|Women’s Club House]]+[[P006|Women’s Club building]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 Contracted 1898\\ Contracted 1898\\
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 [[P007|007]] [[P007|007]]
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-[[P007|Boston Dispensary]]+[[P007|Boston Dispensary addition]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 1898-99 1898-99
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 [[P008|Lowell Memorial Electrical Engineering Laboratory]] [[P008|Lowell Memorial Electrical Engineering Laboratory]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 Contract Jun 1902\\ Contract Jun 1902\\
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 [[P009|009]] [[P009|009]]
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-[[P009|Brick Chimney & Powerhouse for Cambridge Electric Light Company]]+[[P009|Brick Chimney & Powerhouse for Cambridge Electric Light Co]]
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-[[LOCcambridgema|Cambridge, MA]]+[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
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 1902 1902
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 [now Rockingham] [now Rockingham]
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-1901-02+1902
 |- |-
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 [[P011|011]] [[P011|011]]
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-[[P011|Enlarged power station canal]]+[[P011|Enlarge Power Station Canal]]
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 Garvin’s Falls, NH Garvin’s Falls, NH
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 [[P012|012]] [[P012|012]]
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-[[P012|Extension of mill for Boston Manufacturing Company]]+[[P012|Extension of Mill for Boston Manufacturing Company]]
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 Waltham, MA Waltham, MA
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 [[P013|013]] [[P013|013]]
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-[[P013|Factory for Cluett, Peabody & Co (Arrow Shirts)]]+[[P013|Factory for Cluett, Peabody & Co (Arrow Shirts) ]]
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-Troy, New York+Leominster, MA
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 1902 1902
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 [[P014|014]] [[P014|014]]
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-[[P014|Building for Lever Brothers]]+[[P014|3-story Building for Lever Brothers]]
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-[[LOCcambridgema|Cambridge, MA]]+[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
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 1903 1903
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 [[P017|Moses Taylor Hospital]] [[P017|Moses Taylor Hospital]]
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-Scranton, PA+West Seneca, NY\\ (Now Lackawanna)
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 Contract Oct 1903 Contract Oct 1903
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 [[P019|Factory for Columbian Rope Co]] [[P019|Factory for Columbian Rope Co]]
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-[[LOCauburnny|Auburn, NY]]+[[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]]
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 1903-04 1903-04
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 [[P020|Piper Building]] [[P020|Piper Building]]
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-Baltimore, MD+[[fbglist-geo#baltimore, maryland|Baltimore, MD]]
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 Contract Apr 1904 Contract Apr 1904
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 [[P021|3-story Warehouse]] [[P021|3-story Warehouse]]
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-Baltimore, MD+[[fbglist-geo#baltimore, maryland|Baltimore, MD]]
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 Contract Apr 1904 Contract Apr 1904
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 [[P022|6-story Warehouse for John Duer & Sons]] [[P022|6-story Warehouse for John Duer & Sons]]
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-Baltimore, MD+[[fbglist-geo#baltimore, maryland|Baltimore, MD]]
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 Contract May 1904 Contract May 1904
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 [[P023|023]] [[P023|023]]
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-[[P023|Building for DA Sargent School]]+[[P023|Building for DA Sargent/Normal School of Physical Education ]]
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-[[LOCcambridgema|Cambridge, MA]]+[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
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 Completed Aug 1904 Completed Aug 1904
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 [[P024|024]] [[P024|024]]
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-[[P024|Ray Memorial Building]]+[[P024|Ray Memorial Building / Franklin Public Library ]]
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 Franklin, MA Franklin, MA
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-1904+Completed Sep 1904
 |- |-
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 [[P025|025]] [[P025|025]]
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-[[P025|Molasses Storage Tanks & Pumping Plant]]+[[P025| Pumping Plant & Tanks for Boston Molasses Co ]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 1904 1904
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 [[P026|Factory for Auburn Hame Co]] [[P026|Factory for Auburn Hame Co]]
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-[[LOCauburnny|Auburn, NY]]+[[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]]
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-1904+Late 1904
 |- |-
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 [[P029|4-story Mill for Walworth Manufacturing Company]] [[P029|4-story Mill for Walworth Manufacturing Company]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 < 1905 < 1905
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 [[P030|House & Stable for E.J. Bliss]] [[P030|House & Stable for E.J. Bliss]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 < 1905 < 1905
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 [[P032|Auto Garage]] [[P032|Auto Garage]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 < 1905 < 1905
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 [[P033|7-story Dormitory (Harvard?)]] [[P033|7-story Dormitory (Harvard?)]]
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-[[LOCcambridgema|Cambridge, MA]]+[[fbglist-geo#cambridge, massachusetts|Cambridge, MA]]
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 1905? 1905?
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 [[P048|Factory for Yale & Towne]] [[P048|Factory for Yale & Towne]]
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-[[LOCstamfordct|Stamford, CT]]+[[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]]
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 1905 1905
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 [[P050|Two Factory Buildings for Yale & Towne]] [[P050|Two Factory Buildings for Yale & Towne]]
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-[[LOCstamfordct|Stamford, CT]]+[[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]]
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 1906 1906
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 [[P052|MIT Naval Engineering Building]] [[P052|MIT Naval Engineering Building]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 Jul 1906 Jul 1906
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 [[P053|053]] [[P053|053]]
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-[[P053|10-story McGraw Building (//Engineering Record//)]]+[[P053|10-story McGraw Building (“Engineering Record“)]]
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 Manhattan, NYC Manhattan, NYC
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 [[P055|Mutual Life Insurance Building]] [[P055|Mutual Life Insurance Building]]
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-[[LOCsf|San Francisco]]+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
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 1906-07 1906-07
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 [[P056|Two warehouses for Timothy Hopkins]] [[P056|Two warehouses for Timothy Hopkins]]
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-[[LOCsf|San Francisco]]+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
 | Contract Jun 1906 | Contract Jun 1906
 |- |-
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 [[P057|Three Buildings for Henry Sonntag]] [[P057|Three Buildings for Henry Sonntag]]
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-[[LOCsf|San Francisco]]+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
 | Contract Jun 1906 | Contract Jun 1906
 |- |-
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 [[P058|058]] [[P058|058]]
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-[[P058|8-story St. Clair Building\//aka// Boyd Building]]+[[P058|8-story St. Clair Building (Boyd Building)]]
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-[[LOCsf|San Francisco]]+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
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 Completed Jul 1907 Completed Jul 1907
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 [[P059|North Beach Electric Power Station for City Electric Co]] [[P059|North Beach Electric Power Station for City Electric Co]]
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-[[LOCsf|San Francisco]]+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
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 In operation Oct 1907 In operation Oct 1907
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 [[P061|061]] [[P061|061]]
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-[[P061|7-story Wilson Building (rebuild)]]+[[P061|7-story Wilson Building]] (rebuild)
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-[[LOCsf|San Francisco]]+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
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 1907-08 1907-08
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 [[P062|4-story Union Square Hotel]] [[P062|4-story Union Square Hotel]]
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-[[LOCsf|San Francisco]]+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
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 ca. 1907 ca. 1907
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 [[P063|5-story Pacific Grand Hotel]] [[P063|5-story Pacific Grand Hotel]]
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-[[LOCsf|San Francisco]]+[[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]]
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 Opened July 1907 Opened July 1907
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 [[P069|3-story Factory Addition for Columbian Rope Co]] [[P069|3-story Factory Addition for Columbian Rope Co]]
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-[[LOCauburnny|Auburn, NY]]+[[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]]
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 1907 1907
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 [[P070|Two Factory Extensions for Yale & Towne]] [[P070|Two Factory Extensions for Yale & Towne]]
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-[[LOCstamfordct|Stamford, CT]]+[[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]]
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 Contract Apr 1907 Contract Apr 1907
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 [[P075|075]] [[P075|075]]
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-[[P075|Can Factory ofr Seacoast Canning Company]]+[[P075|Can Factory for Seacoast Canning Company]]
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 Eastport, ME Eastport, ME
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 [[P076|076]] [[P076|076]]
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-[[P076|Shoe & Leather Exposition Building]]\\ +[[P076|Shoe & Leather Exposition Building]] (completion)
-(completion)+
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 Contract May 1908 Contract May 1908
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 [[P077|Two Warehouses for New England Confectionery Company (NECCO)]] [[P077|Two Warehouses for New England Confectionery Company (NECCO)]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 Probably 1907 (< 1909) Probably 1907 (< 1909)
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 [[P078|Project for W.M. Crane Paper Co]] [[P078|Project for W.M. Crane Paper Co]]
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-Dalton, MA+[[fbglist-geo#dalton, massachusetts| Dalton, MA ]]
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 < 1909 < 1909
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 [[P079|Project for Dalton Power Co]] [[P079|Project for Dalton Power Co]]
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-Dalton, MA+[[fbglist-geo#dalton, massachusetts| Dalton, MA ]]
 | |
 < 1909 < 1909
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 [[P080|Project for Columbia Electric Vehicle Co]] [[P080|Project for Columbia Electric Vehicle Co]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 < 1909 < 1909
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 [[P081|081]] [[P081|081]]
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-[[P081|Power station for Boston Steam & Power Co]]+[[P081|Project for Boston Steam & Power Co]]
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-[[LOCbostonma|Boston]]+[[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]]
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 < 1909 < 1909
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 [[P083|083]] [[P083|083]]
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-[[P083|Powerhouse(?) for Houghton County Street Railway]]+[[P083|Project for Houghton County Street Railway]]
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 Houghton, MI Houghton, MI
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 [[P087|087]] [[P087|087]]
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-[[P087|Box Plant for Atwood-McManus Co]]\\ +[[P087|Box Plant for Atwood-McManus Co]] (reconstruction)
-(reconstruction)+
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 [[LOCchelseama|Chelsea, MA]] [[LOCchelseama|Chelsea, MA]]
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 [[P091|Paper Mill for Union Bag & Paper Co]] [[P091|Paper Mill for Union Bag & Paper Co]]
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-Three Rivers (Trois-Rivières) Québec, Canada+Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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 Contract Sep 1910\\ Contract Sep 1910\\
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