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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 | [[P034|034]] | [[P034|Powerhouse for City of East Orange, NJ]] | East Orange, NJ | < 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 | Late 1904-05 | | [[P035|035]] | [[P035|Factory for Kursheedt Manufacturing Co]] | Brooklyn, NY | Late 1904-05 |
-| [[P036|036]] | [[P036|Concrete Canal for Lehigh Coal & Navigation]] | Taylorsville, Pennsylvania\\ (now Washington Crossing) | 1905? | +| [[P036|036]] | [[P036|Project for Houghton County Street Railway]] | Houghton, MI | Early 1904 | 
-| [[P037|037]] | [[P037|6-story plant for John J. Latteman Shoes]] | Brooklyn, NY | 1905 | +| [[P037|037]] | [[P037|Concrete Canal for Lehigh Coal & Navigation]] | Taylorsville, PA\\ (now Washington Crossing) | 1905? | 
-| [[P038|038]] | [[P038|Plant for Oneida Community Company Ltd]] | Oneida, NY | Jun 1905 | +| [[P038|038]] | [[P038|6-story plant for John J. Latteman Shoes]] | Brooklyn, NY | 1905 | 
-| [[P039|039]] | [[P039|Factory & Warehouse for Walter F Lowney Co]] | Montréal, Québec, Canada | Jun-Aug 1905 | +| [[P039|039]] | [[P039|Plant for Oneida Community Company Ltd]] | Oneida, NY | Jun 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 | +| [[P040|040]] | [[P040|Plant for Oneida Community Company Ltd]] | Oneida, NY | Jun 1905 | 
-| [[P041|041]] | [[P041|Mill Buildings & Mill Town for International Paper Co]] | Piercefield, NY | Contract Aug 1904\\ Completed 1905 | +| [[P041|041]] | [[P041|Factory & Warehouse for Walter F Lowney Co]] | Montréal, Québec, Canada | Jun-Aug 1905 | 
-| [[P042|042]] | [[P042|Dams & Powerhouse for International Paper Co]] | Berlin, NH | 1905 | +| [[P042|042]] | [[P042|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 | 
-| [[P043|043]] | [[P043|Rail Car Barn & Substation for NY Central Railroad]] | North Syracuse, NY | Contract May 1905 | +| [[P043|043]] | [[P043|Dams & Powerhouse for International Paper Co]] | Berlin, NH | 1905 | 
-| [[P044|044]] | [[P044|Roper Hospital]] | Charleston, SC | Contract May 1905\\ Completion announced Feb 1906 | +| [[P044|044]] | [[P044|Rail Car Barn & Substation for NY Central Railroad]] | North Syracuse, NY | Contract May 1905 | 
-| [[P045|045]] | [[P045|Hydropower Dam for Walter Baker & Co Ltd]] | Milton, MA | Aug 1904 | +| [[P045|045]] | [[P045|Roper Hospital]] | Charleston, SC | Contract May 1905\\ Completion announced Feb 1906 | 
-| [[P046|046]] | [[P046|Residence for CB Alexander]] | Manhattan, NYC | Late 1904–05 | +| [[P046|046]] | [[P046|Hydropower Dam for Walter Baker & Co Ltd]] | Milton, MA | Aug 1904 | 
-| [[P047|047]] | [[P047|Building for Yale & Towne]] | [[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]] | 1905 | +| [[P047|047]] | [[P047|Residence for CB Alexander]] | Manhattan, NYC | Late 1904–05 | 
-| [[P048|048]] | [[P048|Factory for Simmons Hardware Company]] | Sioux City, IA | Contract May 1905 | +| [[P048|048]] | [[P048|Building for Yale & Towne]] | [[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]] | 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|Factory for Simmons Hardware Company]] | Sioux City, IA | Contract May 1905 | 
-| [[P050|050]] | [[P050|Two Buildings for Yale & Towne]] | [[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]] | 1906 |+| [[P050|050]] | [[P050|Barge Canal for Union Sulphur Co]] | Sulphur, LA | Contract Oct 1905\\ Work until Early Spring 1906\\ //Never completed by FBG// |
 | [[P051|051]] | [[P051|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 |
-| [[P052|052]] | [[P052|10-story McGraw Building (“Engineering Record“)]] | Manhattan, NYC | 1906 | +| [[P052|052]] | [[P052|Mill for Champion Fibre Co]] | Canton, NC | Contract ca. Mar 1906\\ Completed by Jan 1907 | 
-| [[P053|053]] | [[P053|Georgetown Steam Plant (Seattle Electric Lighting Co)]] | Georgetown (Seattle), WA | Construction begun Apr 1906\\ In operation 1907 |+| [[P053|053]] | [[P053|Two Buildings for Yale & Towne]] | [[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]] | Apr-Jul 1906 | 
 +| [[P054|054]] | [[P054|Georgetown Steam Plant (Seattle Electric Lighting Co)]] | Georgetown (Seattle), WA | Construction begun Apr 1906\\ In operation 1907 | 
 +| [[P055|055]] | [[P055|10-story McGraw Building (“Engineering Record“)]] | Manhattan, NYC | 1906 |
 |  —  |  //San Francisco Earthquake & Fire, Apr 1906//  ||| |  —  |  //San Francisco Earthquake & Fire, Apr 1906//  |||
-| [[P054|054]] | [[P054|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 | 
-| [[P055|055]] | [[P055|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 | 
-| [[P056|056]] | [[P056|Three Buildings for Henry Sonntag]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract Jun 1906 | +| [[P058|058]] | [[P058|8-story St. Clair Building (//aka// Boyd Building)]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract Jun 1906\\ Completed Jul 1907 | 
-| [[P057|057]] | [[P057|4-story Mill for Minterburn Textile Mills]] | Rockville, CT | Contract Sep 1906\\ Construction begun Oct 1906\\ Completed early 1907 | +| [[P059|059]] | [[P059|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 | +| [[P060|060]] | [[P060|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 | +| [[P061|061]] | [[P061|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 | +| [[P062|062]] | [[P062|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 | +| [[P063|063]] | [[P063|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 | +| [[P064|064]] | [[P064|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 | +| [[P065|065]] | [[P065| Foundry & Forge Shop for Stayman Manufacturing Co ]] | Jersey City, NJ | Contract Sep 1906 | 
-| [[P064|064]] | [[P064|Plant for Pennsylvania Cement Company]] | //Unknown// | 1907 | +| [[P066|066]] | [[P066| 2-story Building for Stayman Manufacturing Co ]] | Jersey City, NJ | Contract Oct 1906 | 
-| [[P065|065]] | [[P065|Mill for Champion Fibre Co]] | Canton, NC | Contract ca. Mar 1906\\ Completed by Jan 1907 | +| [[P067|067]] | [[P067|Warehouse for BF Goodrich]] | Akron, OH | Contract Oct 1906\\ Completed Dec 1906 | 
-| [[P066|066]] | [[P066|Mill for Champion Coated Paper Co]] | Hamilton, OH | Contract Sep 1906\\ 1907 | +| [[P068|068]] | [[P068|7-story Wilson Building]] (rebuild) | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | 1907-08 | 
-| [[P066a|066a]] | [[P066a| Foundry & Forge Shop for Stayman Manufacturing Co ]] | Jersey City, NJ | In progress Sep 1906 | +| [[P069|069]] | [[P069|4-story Union Square Hotel]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract Dec 1906 | 
-| [[P067|067]] | [[P067|Power Station for Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway]] | Plymouth, MA | 1907 | +| [[P070|070]] | [[P070|5-story Pacific Grand Hotel]] | [[fbglist-geo#san francisco, california | San Francisco]] | Contract Dec 1906\\ Opened July 1907 | 
-| [[P068|068]] | [[P068|Power Station for Blue Hill Street Railway]] | Canton, MA | 1907? | +| [[P071|071]] | [[P071|Plant for Pennsylvania Cement Company]] | //Unknown// | 1907 | 
-| [[P069|069]] | [[P069|3-story Factory Addition for Columbian Rope Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]] | 1907 | +| [[P072|072]] | [[P072|Power Station for Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway]] | Plymouth, MA | 1907 | 
-| [[P070|070]] | [[P070|Two Building Extensions for Yale & Towne]] | [[fbglist-geo#stamford, connecticut | Stamford, CT]] | Contract Apr 1907 | +| [[P073|073]] | [[P073|Power Station for Blue Hill Street Railway]] | Canton, MA | 1907? | 
-| [[P071|071]] | [[P071|5-story Factory for S.L. Allen & Co]] | Philadelphia, PA | Contract Feb 1907 | +| [[P074|074]] | [[P074|3-story Factory Addition for Columbian Rope Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#auburn, new york|Auburn, NY]] | 1907 | 
-| [[P072|072]] | [[P072|“Fenimore” Paper Mill for Union Bag and Paper Co]] | Glen’s Falls, NY | 1907? | +| [[P075|075]] | [[P075|5-story Factory for S.L. Allen & Co]] | Philadelphia, PA | Contract Feb 1907 | 
-| [[P073|073]] | [[P073|Factory for H.C. White Co]] | North Bennington, VT | Contract Nov 1907 | +| [[P076|076]] | [[P076|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 | +| [[P077|077]] | [[P077|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 | +| [[P078|078]] | [[P078|“Fenimore” Paper Mill for Union Bag and Paper Co]] | Glen’s Falls, NY | 1907? | 
-| [[P076|076]] | [[P076|Shoe & Leather Exposition Building]] (completion) | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | Contract May 1908 | +| [[P079|079]] | [[P079|Factory for H.C. White Co]] | North Bennington, VT | Contract Nov 1907 | 
-| [[P077|077]] | [[P077|Two Warehouses for New England Confectionery Company (NECCO)]] | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | Probably 1907 (< 1909) | +| [[P080|080]] | [[P080|Can Factory for Seacoast Canning Company]] | Eastport, ME | Contract Feb 1908 | 
-| [[P078|078]] | [[P078|Project for W.M. Crane Paper Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#dalton, massachusetts| Dalton, MA ]] | < 1909 | +| [[P081|081]] | [[P081|Shoe & Leather Exposition Building]] (completion) | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | Contract May 1908 | 
-| [[P079|079]] | [[P079|Project for Dalton Power Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#dalton, massachusetts| Dalton, MA ]] | < 1909 | +| |  //— Projects in this block may be as early as 1904 —//  ||| 
-| [[P080|080]] | [[P080|Project for Columbia Electric Vehicle Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | < 1909 | +| [[P082|082]] | [[P082|Two Warehouses for New England Confectionery Company (NECCO)]] | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | Probably 1907 (< 1909) | 
-| [[P081|081]] | [[P081|Project for Boston Steam & Power Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | < 1909 | +| [[P083|083]] | [[P083|Project for W.M. Crane Paper Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#dalton, massachusetts| Dalton, MA ]] | < 1909 | 
-| [[P082|082]] | [[P082|Project for the Lowell Bleachery Co]] | Lowell, MA | < 1909 | +| [[P084|084]] | [[P084|Project for Dalton Power Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#dalton, massachusetts| Dalton, MA ]] | < 1909 | 
-| [[P083|083]] | [[P083|Project for Houghton County Street Railway]] | Houghton, MI | < 1909 | +| [[P085|085]] | [[P085|Project for Columbia Electric Vehicle Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | < 1909 | 
-| [[P084|084]] | [[P084|Project for Bay Road Construction Co]] | Syracuse, NY | < 1909 | +| [[P086|086]] | [[P086|Project for Boston Steam & Power Co]] | [[fbglist-geo#boston, massachusetts|Boston]] | < 1909 | 
-| [[P085|085]] | [[P085|Paper mill for H.G. Lowe Paper]] | Ridgefield, New Jersey | < 1909 | +| [[P087|087]] | [[P087|Project for the Lowell Bleachery Co]] | Lowell, MA | < 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 | +| [[P088|088]] | [[P088|Project for Bay Road Construction Co]] | Syracuse, NY | < 1909 | 
-| [[P087|087]] | [[P087|Box Plant for Atwood-McManus Co]] (reconstruction) | Chelsea, MA | Dec 1908-Mar 1909 | +| [[P089|089]] | [[P089|Paper mill for H.G. Lowe Paper]] | Ridgefield, NJ | < 1909 | 
-| [[P088|088]] | [[P088|Hydroelectric Powerhouse for Grand Falls Power Co]] | Grand Falls, NB/ME\\ (international river border) | Contract Mar 1909\\ //Never completed// | +| [[P090|090]] | [[P090|1-story Extension to Cotton Mill for H.E. Danner Textile Co]] | Paterson, NJ | Contract Jul 1908\\ Construction begun Dec 1908\\ Probably completed Feb 1909 | 
-| [[P089|089]] | [[P089|Ransom Hollow Dam & Powerhouse for Warren County Power Co]] | Columbia, New Jersey | Contract Oct 1909 | +| [[P091|091]] | [[P091|Box Plant for Atwood-McManus Co]] (reconstruction) | Chelsea, MA | Dec 1908-Mar 1909 | 
-| [[P090|090]] | [[P090|Ransom Hollow Dam & Powerhouse]] | Creighton, GA | Contract Feb 1910 | +| [[P092|092]] | [[P092|Hydroelectric Powerhouse for Grand Falls Power Co]] | Grand Falls, NB/ME\\ (international river border) | Contract Mar 1909\\ //Never completed// | 
-| [[P090a|090a]] | [[P090a | 4-story Apartment Building for Isaac Wrubel ]] | Paterson, NJ | Contract Feb 1910 | +| [[P093|093]] | [[P093|Ransom Hollow Dam & Powerhouse for Warren County Power Co]] | Columbia, NJ | Contract Oct 1909 | 
-| [[P091|091]] | [[P091|Paper Mill for Union Bag & Paper Co]] | Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada | Contract Sep 1910\\ In service early 1912 |+| [[P094|094]] | [[P094|Ransom Hollow Dam & Powerhouse]] | Creighton, GA | Contract Feb 1910 | 
 +| [[P095|095]] | [[P095 | 4-story Apartment Building for Isaac Wrubel ]] | Paterson, NJ | Contract Feb 1910 | 
 +| [[P096|096]] | [[P0961|Paper Mill for Union Bag & Paper Co]] | Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada | Contract Sep 1910\\ In service early 1912 |
  
  
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