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The company sold an estimated 54,000 homes under the Gordon–Van Tine name, and provided the lumber for another 20,000 to Montgomery Ward company, who contracted with Gordon-Van Tine to supply materials for their identical line of Wardway homes, beginning in 1917.
The employees worked on an assembly line, which proved to be dangerous. Though Chester was a fair and well-liked factory owner, the factory did have some difficult times, and saw seven industrial accidents between 1887 and 1897. In February 1888, a 14-year-old boy lost his toes and part of his foot.
The DuPont Country Club also includes the Dupont estate, Brantwyn, the childhood home of Pierre S. du Pont, IV. The home’s name is likely a derivative of the name Brandywine. The creek's name may be from an old Dutch word for brandy or gin, brandewijn, or from the name of an early mill owner, Andreas Brainwende or Brantwyn. [18]
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The Bass Maltings in Sleaford, England are a large group of eight disused malt houses originally owned by the Bass Brewery of Burton upon Trent.Constructed between 1901 and 1907 to Herbert A. Couchman's design, the maltings are the largest group of malt houses in England; [1] they have been designated Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England, recognising them as "particularly ...
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Most of Ripon's old downtown, [126] including the 1860/1890 Dodge and Manville Carriage Works, [127] the 1870 Wolcott and Kinsbury Jewelry Store, [128] the 1872 Italianate Pettibone dry goods store, [129] the 1905 Neoclassical Ripon Public Library, [130] the 1922 20th-Century Commercial-styled Kohl Hardware Company, [131] and the 1930 Art Deco ...
According to a new survey of 1,001 boomers from LeafHome, 55% plan to remain in their home, while 73% reported they had lived in their home for 11 years or more. Over half of the homes were built ...