Irving Casson A H Davenport Co. Cambridge’s great woodwork legacy
Cambridge's Irving & Casson A H Davenport Co began in a East Cambridge factory after the Civil War. Charles R Irving and Robert Casson built a vast enterprise of fine woodwork and interior decoration with a Boston retail store and a New York outlet. The firm supplied ships, churches, banks, and public buildings across the United States and Canada. Irving died in 1925. his son Arthur P Irving succeeds him while Casson remains active.