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Wilson Brothers & Company

October 19, 2023

Wilson Brothers & Company was a prominent Victorian-era architecture and engineering firm established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company was regarded for its structural expertise.

Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Passenger Terminal (also known as 6th Street Station) in Washington, D.C. (1873–77, demolished 1908); U.S. President James A. Garfield was assassinated in the station in 1881.

The brothers designed or contributed engineering work to hundreds of bridges, railroad stations and industrial buildings, including the principal buildings at the 1876 Centennial Exposition.[1] They also designed churches, hospitals, schools, hotels and private residences.

Among their surviving major works are the Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge over the Schuylkill River (1866–67), the main building of Drexel University (1888–91), and the train shed of Reading Terminal (1891–93), all located in Philadelphia.

History Edit

 
Joseph M. Wilson, 1901

The firm's founders were Joseph Miller Wilson (1838–1902), architect and civil engineer, John Allston Wilson (1837–96), a civil engineer, and Frederick Godfrey Thorn (c. 1837–1911), architect and civil engineer. Youngest brother Henry W. Wilson (1844–1910), civil engineer, joined the firm in 1886 and was promoted to partner in 1899. All three Wilson brothers attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Joseph also studied metallurgy at the University of Pennsylvania.

Joseph worked in the construction department of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) from 1860 to 1876, designing bridges and railroad structures, including several commuter stations on the Main Line. For a PRR subsidiary, he designed the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad Passenger Terminal in Washington, DC (1873–77, demolished 1908), the station in which U.S. President James A. Garfield was assassinated in 1881. The National Gallery of Art now occupies its site at 6th Street & Constitution Avenue on the National Mall. John did engineering work for several railroads, including the PRR and the Reading Railroad. Wilson Brothers & Company was founded on January 1, 1876.

For the 1876 Centennial Exposition, Henry Petit and Joseph M. Wilson co-designed the Main Exhibition Building—the largest building in the world, 1,876 feet (572 m) in length and enclosing 21-1/2 acres. The pair also designed Machinery Hall and oversaw construction of the other principal buildings.[2] Joseph co-authored a 3-volume history of the Philadelphia World's Fair.[3]

Joseph's commission for Philadelphia's Presbyterian Hospital (1874), may be related to later work on Presbyterian churches, nursing homes and an orphanage. The firm's extensive work for financer Anthony J. Drexel, the city's wealthiest citizen and a Roman Catholic, may have led to subsequent commissions for convents and Catholic hospitals. In Philadelphia, the firm designed the headquarters for the Baldwin Locomotive Works (pre-1885, demolished); and, in Beach Haven, NJ, the Baldwin Hotel (1883, burned 1960), Holy Innocents Episcopal Church (1881–82), and a number of summer homes for company executives.

In 1881, the PRR hired the firm to design its main passenger terminal at Broad & Filbert Streets in Center City Philadelphia, directly west of City Hall. This was one of the first steel-framed buildings in America to use masonry not as a structure, but as a curtain wall (as skyscrapers do).[4] The station was widely admired; 15% of the architects in an 1885 poll voted it one of "The Best Ten Buildings in the United States."[5] Eleven years later, the Wilson Brothers' Gothic Revival station was incorporated into Frank Furness's far larger Broad Street Station. The Wilsons designed its new train shed, at the time (1892), the largest single-span train shed in the world.

In 1885, the Wilsons designed a high-ceilinged, 2-story banking house for Drexel & Company, on the southeast corner of 5th & Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia. Four years later, Drexel wished to expand, but Independence National Bank next door refused to sell. In response, Joseph Wilson designed the Drexel Building, a 10-story, H-shaped addition that surrounded Independence National Bank on the east, west and south sides, permanently depriving the neighbor of sunlight. The iron-skeletoned addition was built atop Drexel's banking house, and was one of the first examples of X-bracing. One of the buildings demolished for this was Library Hall, the Library Company of Philadelphia's headquarters, that had been design by William Thornton (1789–91). In an ironic turn of events, the Drexel Building itself was demolished in 1959, and a replica of Library Hall was built on its original site by the American Philosophical Society.

Following the deaths of the two older brothers, the firm continued as Wilson, Harris & Richards, and later as Harris & Richards.[6]

List of projects Edit

 
Max Schmitt in a Single Scull by Thomas Eakins (1871). The Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge over the Schuylkill River (1866–67) is in the background.
 
Main Exhibition Building, Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, PA (1875–76, disassembled and sold 1881). In terms of total area enclosed, 21-1/2 acres, this was the largest building in the world.
 
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, PA (1881, expanded 1893, demolished 1953) in 1903. The Wilson Brothers' 1881 station is the section at center.
 
Reading Terminal Trainshed, Philadelphia, PA (1891–93). The Headhouse (office building) was designed by Francis H. Kimball.

Pennsylvania Edit

Pennsylvania Railroad Edit

Philadelphia Buildings Edit

1876 Centennial Exposition Edit

  • Memorial Hall (Herman Schwarzmann, architect; Joseph M. Wilson, engineer) (1875–76)[32]
  • Main Exhibition Building (Henry Petit, architect; Joseph M. Wilson, engineer) (1875–76, disassembled and sold 1881)[33]
  • Machinery Hall (Henry Petit, architect; Joseph M. Wilson, engineer) (1875–76, disassembled and sold 1881)[34]

Other Pennsylvania buildings Edit

Buildings outside Pennsylvania Edit

New Jersey Edit

New York Edit

Virginia Edit

Vermont Edit

 
Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, Vermont

Illinois Edit

Other locations Edit

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    Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge over Schuylkill River (1866–67), John A. Wilson, engineer. This 2-track bridge was widened to 5 tracks in 1915.

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    Bryn Mawr Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, Bryn Mawr, PA (1869, demolished 1963).

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    Wynnewood Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, Wynnewood, PA (1870).

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    Haverford Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, Haverford, PA (c. 1870).

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    Spring Garden Pumping Station, East River Drive, Philadelphia, PA (pre-1874, demolished pre-1915). John A. Wilson's Pennsylvania Railroad Connecting Bridge (1866–67) can be seen in the background.

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    Interior of Machinery Hall, Centennial Exposition (1875–76, demolished 1881).

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    Interior of Joseph D. Potts house, 3905 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA (1850, altered by Joseph M. Wilson 1876), now WXPN-FM, University of Pennsylvania.

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    Holy Innocents Episcopal Church, Beach Haven, NJ (1881–82), now Long Beach Island Historical Society and Museum.

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    "Chetwynd" (John H. Converse house), Rosemont, PA (1882–83, expanded 1887 & 1890, demolished 1960s).

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    Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, Vermont (1883–84).

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    Drexel & Company Banking House, SE corner 5th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA (1885, expanded 1889, demolished 1959).

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    Main Building, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (1888–91).

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    Interior, Main Building, Drexel University.

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    St. Hubert's Inn, St. Huberts, NY (1890), (now Ausable Club, Adirondack Mountain Reserve).

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    George W. Childs Drexel mansion (now Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1891).

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    Broad Street Station trainshed, Philadelphia, PA (1892–94, burned 1923). This had the largest single span, 306 ft. (91 m.), of any trainshed in the world.

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    Williams Science Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (1894–96).

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    Physicians & Dentists Office Building, Philadelphia, PA (1896).

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    Reading Railroad Station, Lebanon, Pennsylvania (1900)

References Edit

  1. ^ Wilson Bros. & Co.'s 1885 Catalogue lists 432 railroad bridges, 42 highway bridges, 141 railroad stations, and almost 200 industrial buildings. Wilson Brothers & Company, Catalogue, pp. 9–29.
  2. ^ George E. Thomas, "Design for the Main Exhibition Building, Philadelphia Centennial Exposition," in James F. O'Gorman, et al., Drawing Toward Building: Philadelphia Architectural Graphics, 1732–1986 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986), pp. 140–42.
  3. ^ Earl Shinn, Walter Smith & Joseph M. Wilson, Masterpieces of the Centennial International Exhibition Illustrated (Philadelphia: Gebbie & Barrie, 1876–78).
  4. ^ Thomas, Drawing Toward Building, pp. 140–42.
  5. ^ American Architect and Building News, June 13, 1885, pp. 283–85. Philadelphia City Hall was the only other Philadelphia building listed in the top 20.
  6. ^ "Wilson Brothers & Company (fl. 1876-1902) -- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings". www.philadelphiabuildings.org. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  7. ^ PRR Connecting Railway Bridge from Bryn Mawr College
  8. ^ PRR Connecting Railway Bridge at Historic American Buildings Survey
  9. ^ Bryn Mawr Station at Historic American Buildings Survey
  10. ^ Wynnewood Station at Historic American Buildings Survey
  11. ^ Haverford Station at Lower Merion Historical Society
  12. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
  13. ^ 1st Bryn Mawr Hotel from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  14. ^ Ardmore Train Station from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  15. ^ Broad Street Station at Historic American Buildings Survey
  16. ^ Delaware River Bridge from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  17. ^ Susquehanna River Bridge from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  18. ^ Reading Railroad Overpass at Historic American Buildings Survey
  19. ^ Spring Garden Pumping Station at Historic American Buildings Survey.
  20. ^ Presbyterian Hospital from Bryn Mawr College
  21. ^ Potts House at Historic American Buildings Survey
  22. ^ St. Andrew's from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  23. ^ Presbyterian Home from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  24. ^ Drexel Institute at Historic American Buildings Survey
  25. ^ Ralston House from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  26. ^ Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl (2016-06-01). Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects, Second Edition. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-80689-1.
  27. ^ Drexel Mansion from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  28. ^ Reading Terminal Trainshed at Historic American Buildings Survey
  29. ^ Commercial Museum from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  30. ^ United Gas Improvement from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  31. ^ Land Title Building from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  32. ^ Memorial Hall at Historic American Buildings Survey
  33. ^ Main Exhibition Building from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  34. ^ Machinery Hall from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  35. ^ Norristown State Hospital from Flickr
  36. ^ Baldwin Hotel from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  37. ^ williamscottageinn.com
  38. ^ LBI Museum at Historic American Buildings Survey
  39. ^ lbimuseum.org
  40. ^ West Point Observatory from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  41. ^ Union Station Train Shed
  42. ^ Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 287. ISBN 978-0471143895.
  43. ^ normanwilliams.org
  44. ^ Norman Williams Library from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
  45. ^ Williams Science Hall
  46. ^ B&P Station from National Gallery of Art
  47. ^ "A BOOM IN BUILDING". Detroit Free Press. Detroit Free Press. Detroit Free Press. March 4, 1894.
 
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External links Edit

  • Wilson Brothers & Company, A Catalogue of Work Executed (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1885).
  • Project List – Wilson Brothers & Company – at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings

October 19, 2023
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Wilson Brothers amp Company was a prominent Victorian era architecture and engineering firm established in Philadelphia Pennsylvania The company was regarded for its structural expertise Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Passenger Terminal also known as 6th Street Station in Washington D C 1873 77 demolished 1908 U S President James A Garfield was assassinated in the station in 1881 The brothers designed or contributed engineering work to hundreds of bridges railroad stations and industrial buildings including the principal buildings at the 1876 Centennial Exposition 1 They also designed churches hospitals schools hotels and private residences Among their surviving major works are the Pennsylvania Railroad Connecting Railway Bridge over the Schuylkill River 1866 67 the main building of Drexel University 1888 91 and the train shed of Reading Terminal 1891 93 all located in Philadelphia Contents 1 History 2 List of projects 2 1 Pennsylvania 2 1 1 Pennsylvania Railroad 2 1 2 Philadelphia Buildings 2 1 3 1876 Centennial Exposition 2 1 4 Other Pennsylvania buildings 2 2 Buildings outside Pennsylvania 2 2 1 New Jersey 2 2 2 New York 2 2 3 Virginia 2 2 4 Vermont 2 2 5 Illinois 2 2 6 Other locations 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Joseph M Wilson 1901The firm s founders were Joseph Miller Wilson 1838 1902 architect and civil engineer John Allston Wilson 1837 96 a civil engineer and Frederick Godfrey Thorn c 1837 1911 architect and civil engineer Youngest brother Henry W Wilson 1844 1910 civil engineer joined the firm in 1886 and was promoted to partner in 1899 All three Wilson brothers attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy NY Joseph also studied metallurgy at the University of Pennsylvania Joseph worked in the construction department of the Pennsylvania Railroad PRR from 1860 to 1876 designing bridges and railroad structures including several commuter stations on the Main Line For a PRR subsidiary he designed the Baltimore amp Potomac Railroad Passenger Terminal in Washington DC 1873 77 demolished 1908 the station in which U S President James A Garfield was assassinated in 1881 The National Gallery of Art now occupies its site at 6th Street amp Constitution Avenue on the National Mall John did engineering work for several railroads including the PRR and the Reading Railroad Wilson Brothers amp Company was founded on January 1 1876 For the 1876 Centennial Exposition Henry Petit and Joseph M Wilson co designed the Main Exhibition Building the largest building in the world 1 876 feet 572 m in length and enclosing 21 1 2 acres The pair also designed Machinery Hall and oversaw construction of the other principal buildings 2 Joseph co authored a 3 volume history of the Philadelphia World s Fair 3 Joseph s commission for Philadelphia s Presbyterian Hospital 1874 may be related to later work on Presbyterian churches nursing homes and an orphanage The firm s extensive work for financer Anthony J Drexel the city s wealthiest citizen and a Roman Catholic may have led to subsequent commissions for convents and Catholic hospitals In Philadelphia the firm designed the headquarters for the Baldwin Locomotive Works pre 1885 demolished and in Beach Haven NJ the Baldwin Hotel 1883 burned 1960 Holy Innocents Episcopal Church 1881 82 and a number of summer homes for company executives In 1881 the PRR hired the firm to design its main passenger terminal at Broad amp Filbert Streets in Center City Philadelphia directly west of City Hall This was one of the first steel framed buildings in America to use masonry not as a structure but as a curtain wall as skyscrapers do 4 The station was widely admired 15 of the architects in an 1885 poll voted it one of The Best Ten Buildings in the United States 5 Eleven years later the Wilson Brothers Gothic Revival station was incorporated into Frank Furness s far larger Broad Street Station The Wilsons designed its new train shed at the time 1892 the largest single span train shed in the world In 1885 the Wilsons designed a high ceilinged 2 story banking house for Drexel amp Company on the southeast corner of 5th amp Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia Four years later Drexel wished to expand but Independence National Bank next door refused to sell In response Joseph Wilson designed the Drexel Building a 10 story H shaped addition that surrounded Independence National Bank on the east west and south sides permanently depriving the neighbor of sunlight The iron skeletoned addition was built atop Drexel s banking house and was one of the first examples of X bracing One of the buildings demolished for this was Library Hall the Library Company of Philadelphia s headquarters that had been design by William Thornton 1789 91 In an ironic turn of events the Drexel Building itself was demolished in 1959 and a replica of Library Hall was built on its original site by the American Philosophical Society Following the deaths of the two older brothers the firm continued as Wilson Harris amp Richards and later as Harris amp Richards 6 List of projects Edit nbsp Max Schmitt in a Single Scull by Thomas Eakins 1871 The Pennsylvania Railroad Connecting Railway Bridge over the Schuylkill River 1866 67 is in the background nbsp Main Exhibition Building Centennial Exposition Philadelphia PA 1875 76 disassembled and sold 1881 In terms of total area enclosed 21 1 2 acres this was the largest building in the world nbsp Broad Street Station Philadelphia PA 1881 expanded 1893 demolished 1953 in 1903 The Wilson Brothers 1881 station is the section at center nbsp Reading Terminal Trainshed Philadelphia PA 1891 93 The Headhouse office building was designed by Francis H Kimball Pennsylvania Edit Pennsylvania Railroad Edit Pennsylvania Railroad Connecting Railway Bridge over Schuylkill River Philadelphia PA attributed to John A Wilson engineer 1866 67 7 altered 1915 8 Bryn Mawr Station Bryn Mawr PA 1869 demolished 1963 9 Wynnewood Station Wynnewood PA 1870 10 Haverford Station Haverford PA c 1870 11 some sources claim it was built in 1880 12 Bryn Mawr Hotel Bryn Mawr PA 1871 burned 1889 replaced by 1890 Frank Furness hotel 13 Ardmore Station Ardmore PA pre 1874 demolished 14 Broad Street Station Philadelphia PA 1881 expanded by Frank Furness 1892 93 demolished 1953 15 Wayne Railroad Station Jct of N Wayne Ave and Station Rd Wayne Pennsylvania 1884 NRHP listed Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Delaware River Trenton NJ pre 1885 demolished 16 Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Susquehanna River west of Harrisburg PA pre 1885 demolished 17 Train shed for expanded Broad Street Station Philadelphia PA 1892 burned 1923 Philadelphia Buildings Edit Reading Railroad Overpass John A Wilson engineer 1871 18 Spring Garden Pumping Station East River Drive Fairmount Park Joseph M Wilson architect pre 1874 demolished 19 Presbyterian Hospital Joseph M Wilson architect 1874 demolished 20 Joseph D Potts house alterations Joseph M Wilson architect 1876 formally WXPN FM and now the University of Pennsylvania Press 21 A J Holman and Company 1222 26 Arch St 1881 NRHP listed St Andrew Episcopal Church now St Andrew amp St Monica Episcopal Church Powelton Village 1883 85 rebuilt after 1897 fire 22 Presbyterian Home for Aged Couples and Men pre 1885 demolished 2006 23 Drexel amp Company Banking House SE corner 5th amp Chestnut Sts 1885 expanded 1889 demolished 1959 Drexel Institute of Technology now Main Building Drexel University 1888 91 24 Home for Indigent Women now Ralston House 1889 25 Pennsylvania School for the Deaf 26 7500 Germantown Ave 1890 NRHP listed George W Childs Drexel mansion 1891 now Alpha Tau Omega fraternity University of Pennsylvania 27 Reading Terminal Trainshed 1891 93 NRHP listed 28 Physicians amp Dentists Office Building 1830 32 Chestnut Street 1896 NRHP listed Philadelphia Commercial Museum 1897 99 demolished 29 United Gas Improvement Company Office Building 1898 30 Land Title Building 608 10 Chestnut Street 1899 31 Wayne Junction Station Reading Railroad 4481 Wayne Avenue 1899 1900 NRHP listed 1876 Centennial Exposition Edit Memorial Hall Herman Schwarzmann architect Joseph M Wilson engineer 1875 76 32 Main Exhibition Building Henry Petit architect Joseph M Wilson engineer 1875 76 disassembled and sold 1881 33 Machinery Hall Henry Petit architect Joseph M Wilson engineer 1875 76 disassembled and sold 1881 34 Other Pennsylvania buildings Edit Central Railroad of New Jersey Station Jim Thorpe PA 1888 NRHP listed State Hospital for the Insane Norristown PA 1878 80 35 Reading Railroad Station Lebanon Pennsylvania 1900 NRHP listed Central Railroad of New Jersey Freight Station 602 W Lackawanna Ave Scranton PA 1891 NRHP listed Morton station renovation in 1880 orig 1867 The design is believed to have been inspired by the Glen Mills Station on the West Chester Railroad Quakertown Passenger and Freight Station Front and East Broad Sts Quakertown PA 1889 NRHP listed Chetwynd John H Converse house Lancaster Pike Rosemont PA 1882 83 expanded 1887 amp 1890 demolished Converse was a partner in Baldwin Locomotive Works Buildings outside Pennsylvania Edit New Jersey Edit Baldwin Hotel Beach Haven NJ 1883 burned 1960 36 Portia Cottage 123 Coral Street Beach Haven NJ Dr Edward H Williams House 506 S Atlantic Ave Beach Haven NJ 1886 NRHP listed Now Williams Cottage Inn 37 Converse Cottage 504 Atlantic Ave Beach Haven NJ 1890 NRHP listed Holy Innocents Episcopal Church Beach Haven NJ 1881 82 38 now Long Beach Island Museum 39 Part of Beach Haven Historic District Tuckahoe Station Railroad Ave Tuckahoe NJ 1894 NRHP listed New York Edit Milton Railroad Station 41 Dock Rd Milton NY 1883 NRHP listed Astronomical Observatory U S Military Academy West Point NY pre 1885 40 St Hubert s Inn St Huberts NY 1890 now Ausable Club Adirondack Mountain Reserve NRHP listedVirginia Edit Union Station Train Shed Richmond VA 1900 41 at Historic American Buildings Survey Leander McCormick Observatory 600 McCormick Rd Charlottesville VA 1884 with Warner amp Swasey Spooner NRHP listed Main Street Station Richmond Virginia 1901 as Wilson Harris and Richards 42 Vermont Edit Norman Williams Public Library Woodstock VT 1883 84 43 44 Williams Science Hall University of Vermont Burlington VT 1894 96 45 nbsp Norman Williams Public Library Woodstock VermontIllinois Edit Riverbank Laboratories 1512 Batavia Ave Geneva IL 1912 NRHP listed Geneva Illinois Buildings in the Central Geneva Historic District and the North Geneva Historic District Other locations Edit Baltimore amp Potomac Railroad Passenger Terminal 6th Street Station Washington DC 1873 77 demolished 1908 46 Stewart Hall West Virginia University campus Morgantown WV 1900 02 NRHP listed Elliott Building 1401 Woodward Ave Detroit Mi 1894 Building in the Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District 47 nbsp Pennsylvania Railroad Connecting Railway Bridge over Schuylkill River 1866 67 John A Wilson engineer This 2 track bridge was widened to 5 tracks in 1915 nbsp Bryn Mawr Station Pennsylvania Railroad Bryn Mawr PA 1869 demolished 1963 nbsp Wynnewood Station Pennsylvania Railroad Wynnewood PA 1870 nbsp Haverford Station Pennsylvania Railroad Haverford PA c 1870 nbsp Spring Garden Pumping Station East River Drive Philadelphia PA pre 1874 demolished pre 1915 John A Wilson s Pennsylvania Railroad Connecting Bridge 1866 67 can be seen in the background nbsp Interior of Machinery Hall Centennial Exposition 1875 76 demolished 1881 nbsp Interior of Joseph D Potts house 3905 Spruce St Philadelphia PA 1850 altered by Joseph M Wilson 1876 now WXPN FM University of Pennsylvania nbsp Holy Innocents Episcopal Church Beach Haven NJ 1881 82 now Long Beach Island Historical Society and Museum nbsp Chetwynd John H Converse house Rosemont PA 1882 83 expanded 1887 amp 1890 demolished 1960s nbsp Norman Williams Public Library Woodstock Vermont 1883 84 nbsp Drexel amp Company Banking House SE corner 5th amp Chestnut Sts Philadelphia PA 1885 expanded 1889 demolished 1959 nbsp Main Building Drexel University Philadelphia PA 1888 91 nbsp Interior Main Building Drexel University nbsp St Hubert s Inn St Huberts NY 1890 now Ausable Club Adirondack Mountain Reserve nbsp George W Childs Drexel mansion now Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 1891 nbsp Broad Street Station trainshed Philadelphia PA 1892 94 burned 1923 This had the largest single span 306 ft 91 m of any trainshed in the world nbsp Williams Science Hall University of Vermont Burlington VT 1894 96 nbsp Physicians amp Dentists Office Building Philadelphia PA 1896 nbsp Reading Railroad Station Lebanon Pennsylvania 1900 References Edit Wilson Bros amp Co s 1885 Catalogue lists 432 railroad bridges 42 highway bridges 141 railroad stations and almost 200 industrial buildings Wilson Brothers amp Company Catalogue pp 9 29 George E Thomas Design for the Main Exhibition Building Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in James F O Gorman et al Drawing Toward Building Philadelphia Architectural Graphics 1732 1986 Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 1986 pp 140 42 Earl Shinn Walter Smith amp Joseph M Wilson Masterpieces of the Centennial International Exhibition Illustrated Philadelphia Gebbie amp Barrie 1876 78 Thomas Drawing Toward Building pp 140 42 American Architect and Building News June 13 1885 pp 283 85 Philadelphia City Hall was the only other Philadelphia building listed in the top 20 Wilson Brothers amp Company fl 1876 1902 Philadelphia Architects and Buildings www philadelphiabuildings org Retrieved 2023 07 28 PRR Connecting Railway Bridge from Bryn Mawr College PRR Connecting Railway Bridge at Historic American Buildings Survey Bryn Mawr Station at Historic American Buildings Survey Wynnewood Station at Historic American Buildings Survey Haverford Station at Lower Merion Historical Society Existing Stations in Montgomery County Pennsylvania Archived from the original on 2008 05 12 Retrieved 2008 12 11 1st Bryn Mawr Hotel from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Ardmore Train Station from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Broad Street Station at Historic American Buildings Survey Delaware River Bridge from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Susquehanna River Bridge from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Reading Railroad Overpass at Historic American Buildings Survey Spring Garden Pumping Station at Historic American Buildings Survey Presbyterian Hospital from Bryn Mawr College Potts House at Historic American Buildings Survey St Andrew s from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Presbyterian Home from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Drexel Institute at Historic American Buildings Survey Ralston House from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Ochsner Jeffrey Karl 2016 06 01 Shaping Seattle Architecture A Historical Guide to the Architects Second Edition University of Washington Press ISBN 978 0 295 80689 1 Drexel Mansion from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Reading Terminal Trainshed at Historic American Buildings Survey Commercial Museum from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings United Gas Improvement from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Land Title Building from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Memorial Hall at Historic American Buildings Survey Main Exhibition Building from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Machinery Hall from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Norristown State Hospital from Flickr Baldwin Hotel from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings williamscottageinn com LBI Museum at Historic American Buildings Survey lbimuseum org West Point Observatory from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Union Station Train Shed Potter Janet Greenstein 1996 Great American Railroad Stations New York John Wiley amp Sons Inc p 287 ISBN 978 0471143895 normanwilliams org Norman Williams Library from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Williams Science Hall B amp P Station from National Gallery of Art A BOOM IN BUILDING Detroit Free Press Detroit Free Press Detroit Free Press March 4 1894 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wilson Brothers amp Company External links EditWilson Brothers amp Company A Catalogue of Work Executed Philadelphia Lippincott 1885 Project List Wilson Brothers amp Company at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilson Brothers 26 Company amp oldid 1168751253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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