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Otis elevator in Glasgow, Scotland, imported from the U.S. in 1856 for Gardner's Warehouse, the oldest cast-iron fronted building in the British Isles [7] Otis founded the Otis Elevator Company in Yonkers, New York, in 1853. When he died in 1861 his sons Charles and Norton formed a partnership and continued the business.
It sits 10 miles west of Hartford at the hub of major I-84 interchanges, 20 miles south of Bradley International Airport and two hours by car from New York City and Boston. It has been home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including Otis Elevator Company, United Technologies, and Carvel. The northwestern section of ...
Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 1982 16 Canny Test Tower [17] Canny Elevator Chengdu, China: 394 ft (120 m) 2015 17 Research Centre Test Tower [18] Otis: Bristol, Connecticut, United States 384 ft (117 m) 1987 Basarab Tower (former) Bucharest, Romania: 374 ft (114 m) 1988 demolished in 2020 18 Otis Test Tower
Tallest building in Connecticut outside of Hartford Hotel/Casino: 5 Hartford 21: 440 (130) 36 2006 Hartford Built on the site of the former Civic Center Mall. Tallest building in Connecticut constructed in the 2000s. Residential 6= Otis Elevator Test Tower 383 (117) 38 1986 Bristol: Tallest building in Bristol. Owned by the Otis Elevator ...
Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 20 miles (32 km) southwest-west of Hartford. The city is also 120 miles southwest from Boston, and approximately 100 miles northeast of New York City. The city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was ...
At former Otis Elevator plant, Phoenix Closures plans $20M expansion, new jobs. The Herald-Times. Boris Ladwig, The Herald-Times. September 18, 2023 at 2:09 AM.
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) was an American multinational conglomerate headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. [1] It researched, developed, and manufactured products in numerous areas, including aircraft engines, aerospace systems, HVAC, elevators and escalators, fire and security, building automation, and industrial products, among others.
Elisha Graves Otis (August 3, 1811 – April 8, 1861) was an American industrialist and founder of the Otis Elevator Company. [1] In 1853, he invented a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails.