Dresser-Hull Adopts Colonial Look Under Shields Family
Florence Consolati Lee reports on W Francis Shields and wife adding a Williamsburg style to Dresser-Hull Co. buildings on Railroad Street. The transformation includes a new showroom library, bright offices, updated storage, new brick additions, and plans for a broader complex with seasonal openings. The Shieldses, in business since 1954, anticipate family expansion with son Dick and daughter Susan, a top golfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Shields
Dresser-Hull
David Dresser
Fittsfield
New Appointments
Dresser-Hall
Shieldses
Williamsburg
New Lee
Dresser- Hall Co
West Park Street
New Haven
Orangeburg
Nichols College
Susan
Dresser- Hull Co
Dresser Hall Co
Consolate Home Planning Library
W. Francis Shields
April Sets Record for Housing and Construction Gain
New contracts in April reached 4.77 billion dollars, a nine percent rise from a year earlier, pushing the Dodge Index to 152 the second highest on record. Residential contracts totaled 2.44 billion with broad year over year gains, while nonresidential and nonbuilding sectors also posted strong increases including stores and offices. Through four months in 1965 the total contracts value stood at 15.27 billion, up one percent from 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. W. Dodge Co
McGraw-Hill, Inc
Dodge
George A. Christie
F. W. Dodge
Home Builders To Receive More Schooling
The National Association of Home Builders creates a Department of Workshop and Seminar Programs to expand education for its 43,000 members. James San Jose will direct packaged one-day seminars, with Thomas Caldwell as associate director, expanding regional schools and long seminars to sharpen builders’ skills in land use, construction, and design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
National Association of Home Builders
Trade Association
Bernardo L. Boutin
James San Jose
Perini Land & Developing Co
San Francisco
Thomas Caldwell
San Juse
NAHB
San Jose
West Coast
Palo Alto
Calif
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dresser
Hull
Florence
Consolati
Fred Judd
Joseph Bianco
Berkshire Street Railroad Co
Farmer's Almanac
South Berkshire Directory
Halley
National Paint, Varnish & Lacquer Association
Dresser-Hull CO
Yare Electric Co
Bernard Roy
Marble Street
Owen G. Burtt
Laurel St
Victor Pellizzaro
Fairview St
Mason Contractor
West Coast Framing Lumber
Dettinger
Warren Terrace
South St. Opp
Spadina Parkway
Moen
Waler
Hammer Plumbing Co
Reastronast, GI Barrington
WZ Master Plumber Lic
Berkshire Oil Heat Council Inc
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!