Английская Википедия:Frederic M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building
The Frederic M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building is an office building located at 6460 Kercheval Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1989[1] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[2] The building is known for being the beginning of a major trailer manufacturing company.
Frederic M. Sibley
Frederic M. Sibley was born in Detroit in late October, 1883.[3] As an adult, he joined his father's lumber company and acted as treasurer until his father's death in 1912, after which he assumed the presidency of the firm.[3] In 1922, the Sibley Lumber Company employed 400 people and was the second largest lumber firm in Detroit.[3]
Sibley married Mabel Bessenger in August 1910. They had five children: Josephine, Frederic Jr., Dorothy, Suzanne, and Joy.[3]
Sibley is also known for his cooperation with August Fruehauf in developing the first semi-trailers to haul lumber. Sibley, approached August Fruehauf, his blacksmith about modifying a wagon to transport an 18' boat. Sibley wanted to use his Model-T roadster rather than a slow moving horse and wagon. August Fruehauf and his partner, Otto Neumann took several days to devise a solution. They removed the back seat of the Model-T to support the front end of the wagon and fashioned a 5th wheel coupling to attach the wagon to the back of the automobile. August called it a semi-trailer. Sibley was impressed with the solution and ordered additional semi-trailers for his lumber company. Henry Ford canceled the warrantee on the modified Model T's. August Fruehauf turned this invention into a goldmine.[4] The Fruehauf Corporation manufactured these trailers for many years afterward.[5]
Description
The Frederic M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building was constructed in a Neo-Classical style in 1925.[6] The two-story building is red brick, trimmed with limestone, and the legend "F. M. Sibley Lumber Co." is carved in the limestone lintel above the entrance.[6] The façade is divided into eleven bays, each separated by a brick pillar.[5] Rectangular transoms within each bay separate the two stories.[5] Four limestone pilasters with Corinthian capitals surround the entrance, flanked by two vertical recessed lights.[1]
References
Шаблон:Detroit Шаблон:National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Шаблон:Industrial landmarks in metropolitan Detroit
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Sibley, Frederic M., Lumber Company Office Building Шаблон:Webarchive from the state of Michigan
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокnrisне указан текст - ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 Clarence Monroe Burton, William Stocking, and Gordon K. Miller, The City of Detroit, Michigan, 1701–1922, The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1922, p.675
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 Frederick M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building from Detroit1701.org
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Sibley Lumber Co. Office Building Шаблон:Webarchive from the city of Detroit
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