Lord and Burnham Company (Irvington, N.Y.)

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Lord's Horticultural Manufacturing Company was founded in 1856 by Frederick A. Lord. In 1890 its name was changed to Lord & Burnham Company. Based in Irvington, N.Y. it is one of the oldest extant manufacturers of greenhouses and other glass enclosures. Earliest records of the firm were destroyed by fire in 1880.

From the description of Records, [ca. 1881-1954]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155462172

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creatorOf Records, [ca. 1881-1954]. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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associatedWith Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848. person
associatedWith Bailey, L. H. 1858-1954. person
associatedWith Cutting, William Bayard, 1850-1912. person
associatedWith Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830-1913. person
associatedWith Gould, Jay, 1836-1892. person
associatedWith Hitchings and Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Lord's Horticultural Manufacturing Company. corporateBody
associatedWith New York Botanical Garden. Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. corporateBody
associatedWith Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903. person
associatedWith Pierson Sefton Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Pierson U Bar Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Rockefeller, William. person
associatedWith Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Palm House. corporateBody
associatedWith William H. Lutton Company. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
New York (State)--Irvington
Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.)
England--Kew
Subject
Architecture
Artists' studios
Aviaries
Botanical gardens
Conservatories
Greenhouses
Heating
Industry
Landscape architecture
Sewage disposal plants
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Active 1881

Active 1954

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