FBG Construction Projects

Master Listing [Chronological]


— Cross-listing by geographical location —	•	— Cross-listing by project category —

Frank B. Gilbreth's multiple construction companies created at least 100 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, including six references that have not been resolved.

Project Key

Project numbers are arbitrary indexes and may be changed or reordered at any time.
Dates are summary and bracket the known limits of construction.
Project status codes:
- S – Standing and in original condition and use
- M – Standing in modified condition or use
- N – Standing and on National Register of Historic Places roster
- D – Demolished
- U – Unknown

#		Project	Location	Dates
U	000	— Early & Unverified Projects —		1895-1905

S	001	Prescott Hall dormitory	Cambridge, MA	May-Sep 1896
D	002	Webster Building	Cambridge, MA	1896
N	003	Craigie Hall dormitory — Masonry work only	Cambridge, MA	1897
S	004	Brimmer Chambers apartments	Boston	Jul 1897 1898
S	005	Womens' Club building	Boston	Late 1898 1899
D	006	Boston Dispensary addition	Boston	Dec 1898 1899
D	006a	Power Station for Blue Hill Street Railway	Canton, MA	1900
D	006b	Power Station for Houghton County Street Railway	Hancock, MI	July 1900
D	007	Power Station for Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway	Plymouth, MA	May-Aug 1901
D	008	Freight House for Boston & Albany RR	Boston	Aug 1901
D	009	Lowell Memorial Electrical Engineering Laboratory	Boston	Jun-Aug 1902
U	010	Extension of Mill for Boston Manufacturing Company	Waltham, MA	Jun 1902
D	011	Brick Chimney & Powerhouse for Cambridge Electric Light Co	Cambridge, MA	1902
D	012	Expansion of Towns Hotel	Bellows Falls, VT (Rockingham)	1902
M	013	Enlarge Canal for Garvin's Falls Power Station	Garvin’s Falls, NH	1902
N	014	Factory for Cluett, Peabody & Co (Arrow Shirts)	Leominster, MA	1902
M	015	Warehouse for Boston Wharf Co	Boston	Apr-Nov 1903
M	016	“Dove” Paper Mill for Megargee Paper Company	Modena, PA	Mar-Oct 1903
S	017	Concrete Dam for Potter Hill Textile Mill	Westerley, RI	Jul 1903
D	018	Moses Taylor Hospital	West Seneca, NY (Lackawanna)	Sep 1903
M	019	Irons & Russell Building	Providence, RI	Oct 1903 1904
D	020	3-story Building for Lever Brothers	Cambridge, MA	1903
D	021	Factory for Columbian Rope Co	Auburn, NY	Jun 1903 1904
D	021a	Frank B. Gilbreth Machinery Factory	Medford, MA	Late 1903 1904
M	022	Dams & Powerhouse for International Paper Co	Berlin, NH	Early 1904
S	22a	Ridgely Hall dormitory — Masonry work only / Unverified	Cambridge, MA	Early 1904
— Great Baltimore Fire, Feb 1904 —
D	023	Piper Building	Baltimore, MD	Apr 1904
D	024	3-story Warehouse for Mary Sanders	Baltimore, MD	Apr-Jul 1904
D	025	6-story Warehouse for John Duer & Sons	Baltimore, MD	May 1904

#		Project	Location	Dates
U	026	Powerhouse & Pumping Station for City of East Orange, NJ	East Orange, NJ	Jun 1904
N	027	Two Mercantile Buildings for Rumford Falls Power Co	Rumford Falls, ME	Jun 1904 1906
D	028	MIT Naval Engineering Building	Boston	Jul 1904
D	029	3-story Store for the Lilly Estate	Baltimore, MD	Jul 1904
D	030	Building for DA Sargent/Normal School of Physical Education	Cambridge, MA	Jul 1904
M	031	Mill Buildings & Mill Town for International Paper Co	Piercefield, NY	Aug 1904 1905
D	032	Hydropower Dam for Walter Baker & Co Ltd	Milton, MA	Aug 1904
S	033	Ray Memorial Building / Franklin Public Library	Franklin, MA	Sep 1904
D	034	Factory for Auburn Hame Co	Auburn, NY	Sep-Dec 1904
D	035	Automobile Garage for A.G. Van Nostrand	Boston	Nov 1904
D	036	Pumping Plant & Tanks for Boston Molasses Co	Boston	1904
—		— Projects in this block are unconfirmed as to date; before Jan 1905 —*
D	037	House & Stable for EJ Bliss	Boston (Chestnut Hill)	< 1905*
U	038	4-story Mill for Walworth Manufacturing Company	Boston	< 1905*
D	039	Powerhouse & Foundation for Syracuse, Rochester & Eastern RR	Lyons, NY	< 1905*

S	040	Hydropower Dam on Saranac River for International Paper Co	Cadyville, NY	1904-05
D	041	Factory for Kursheedt Manufacturing Co	Brooklyn, NYC	Late 1904-05
D	042	Residence for CB Alexander	Manhattan, NYC	Late 1904–05

S	044	Mill & Mill Town for St. Croix Paper Company	Sprague’s Falls, ME (Woodland/Baileyville)	Feb-Dec 1905
U	045	Building for Yale & Towne	Stamford, CT	Apr 1905
D	046	Rail Car Barn & Substation for NY Central Railroad	North Syracuse, NY	May 1905
N	047	Warehouses for Simmons Hardware Co	Sioux City, IA	May 1905 Early 1906
D	048	Roper Hospital — Project not completed by FBG	Charleston, SC	May 1905 Feb 1906
D	049	6-story plant for John J. Latteman Shoes	Brooklyn, NYC	May-Nov 1905
U	050	Plant for Oneida Community Company Ltd	Oneida, NY	Jun 1905

#		Project	Location	Dates
M	051	Factory & Warehouse for Walter F Lowney Co	Montréal, QC Canada	Jun-Aug 1905
M	052	Barge Canal for Union Sulphur Co — Project abandoned	Sulphur, LA	Oct 1905 Spring 1906
U	053	Project for Bay Road Construction Co	Syracuse, NY	1905
U	054	Concrete Canal for Lehigh Coal & Navigation	Taylorsville, PA (Washington Crossing)	1905?

S	055	Paper Mill for Champion Fibre Co	Canton, NC	Apr 1906 Jan 1907
U	056	Two Buildings for Yale & Towne	Stamford, CT	Apr-Jul 1906
N	057	Georgetown Steam Plant for Seattle Electric Co	Georgetown (Seattle), WA	Apr 1906 Jan 1907
S	058	10-story McGraw Publishing Building — Project not completed by FBG	Manhattan, NYC	Apr-Nov 1906
— San Francisco Earthquake & Fire, Apr 1906 —
D	059	North Beach Electric Power Station for City Gas & Electric Co	San Francisco	May-Oct 1906
D	060	Two Warehouses for Timothy Hopkins	San Francisco	Jun 1906
M	061	Three Buildings for Henry Sonntag	San Francisco	Jun 1906
S	062	St. Clair Building (aka Boyd Building)	San Francisco	Jun 1906 Jul 1907
M	063	Mutual Life Insurance Building — Demolition & reconstruction in place	San Francisco	Sep 1906 1907
M	064	4-story Mill for Minterburn Textile Mills	Rockville, CT	Sep-Dec 1906
M	065	Citizen’s Bank of Alameda	Alameda, CA	Sep 1906 Apr 1907
M	066	Mill for Champion Coated Paper Co	Hamilton, OH	Aug 1906 Late 1907
M	067	2-story Mill for Henry M. Crane	Bayonne, NJ	Sep 1906
D	068	Forge & Machine Shop for Stayman Manufacturing Co	Jersey City, NJ	Sep 1906
D	069	2-story Building for Stayman Manufacturing Co	Jersey City, NJ	Oct 1906
U	070	Warehouse for BF Goodrich	Akron, OH	Oct-Dec 1906

D	072	Union Square Hotel	San Francisco	Jan 1907 Jan 1908
D	073	Pacific Grand Hotel	San Francisco	Jan-July 1907
S	074	5-story Factory for S.L. Allen & Co	Philadelphia, PA	Feb 1907
D	075	3-story Factory Addition for Columbian Rope Co	Auburn, NY	Apr-Dec 1907

#		Project	Location	Dates
U	076	Two Building Extensions for Yale & Towne	Stamford, CT	Apr 1907
M	077	Two Warehouses for New England Confectionery Co (NECCO)	Boston	~Apr-Aug 1907
N	078	Factory for H.C. White Co	North Bennington, VT	May-Oct 1907
S	079	Factory for Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Co	Gardner, MA	Jun 1907 Mar 1908
U	080	Plant for Pennsylvania Cement Co — Possibly not executed by FBG	Bath, PA	1907
N	081	Can Factory for Seacoast Canning Co	Eastport, ME	Nov 1907 Jun 1908
S	082	7-story Wilson Building — Demolition & reconstruction in place	San Francisco	1907-08
D	083	Shoe & Leather Exposition Building — Project taken over by FBG	Cambridge, MA	April 1908
—		— Projects in this block are unconfirmed and may be as early as 1904 —*
U	084	* Project for Z. & W.M. Crane Paper Co	Dalton, MA	< 1909
U	085	* Project for Dalton Power Co	Dalton, MA	< 1909
U	086	* Project for Columbia Electric Vehicle Co	Boston	< 1909
U	087	* Project for Steam & Power Co	Boston	< 1909
U	088	* Project for the Lowell Bleachery Co	Lowell, MA	< 1909
U	089	* Paper mill for H.G. Lowe Paper	Ridgefield, NJ	< 1909

U	090	1-story Cotton Mill Extension for H.E. Danner Textile Co	Paterson, NJ	Jul 1908 Early 1909
D	091	6-Building Box Plant for Atwood-McManus Co	Chelsea, MA	Nov 1908 Jul 1909
U	092	Dam & Powerhouse for Grand Falls Power Co — Project abandoned	Grand Falls, NB Canada	Mar 1909
U	093	Fishing Pier for H.F. Kean	Sandy Hook, NJ	Mar-Apr 1909
S	094	Frost Building	Plainfield, NJ	Sep 1909 Jan 1910
D	095	Ransom Dam & Powerhouse for Warren County Power Co	Columbia, NJ	Sep 1909 1910
U	096	Ransom Dam & Powerhouse for Blue Ridge Power Co — Project may not have been executed	Creighton, GA	Feb 1910
S	097	4-story Apartment Building for Isaac Wrubel	Paterson, NJ	Feb 1910 1910
M	098	Paper Mill for Union Bag & Paper Co	Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada	Sep 1910 Early 1912
U	099	Addition to “Fenimore” Paper Mill for Union Bag & Paper Co	Glen’s Falls, NY	Feb-Jun 1911