Curry Lumber & Pole Building Co.
The Southwestern Way. Wooster Progress. 1914. | |
Trading name | Curry Lumber, D. C. Curry Lumber Company 1901- Wooster Planning Mill, D. C. Curry & Company 1868-1901, James Curry & Sons 1866-1868, James Curry 1853-1866 |
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Type | Lumber Yards |
Industry | Construction; Retail |
Fate | Dissolved |
Founded | Wooster, Ohio (1853 ) Incorporated June 20, 1901 |
Founder(s) | James Curry |
Headquarters | Wooster, Ohio 1853-1921; Wooster, Ohio, 1921-, United States |
Area served | 331 W Henry St, Wooster, Ohio |
Key people | D. C. Curry son 1864- ; John R. Curry 1854- ; Wellington Curry 1867- |
Website | www.currylumber.com |
Locations
- 331 W. Henry St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
City Directories
Comprehensive History
Slogans
Historical documents
- 1901 - Wooster High School annual [1]
- 1892 - Annual Business Review of Wayne County. 1892.
- Wooster Planning Mill. - The above cut gives a fair description of the extensive works and lumber years, planing mill and factory of Messrs. D. C. Curry & Co., of this city. These gentlemen are thoroughly equipped to supply all kinds of building supplies, doing not only a large local trade, but manufacturing hard wood stairs and inside finishing, their work adorning many of the prominent buildings throughout the U.S. Among the late orders received by this firm were those for the hard wood stairs and inside finishing of a public building in Washington, D. C., and a large church in Brooklyn, N.Y. In addition Messrs. Curry & Co. are sole manufacturers of the Miller Force Feed Seeder, the latest improved hand seeder in the market for sowing broadcast all kinds of small grain, timothy, clover and grass seeds, as well as being extensively used in sowing land plaster, fertilizers, etc. The machine is durably made of best materials in all its parts, and weighs but five pounds. The shaft on which the force feed cylinder is fastened is made of cold rolled steel; the gearing of best cast iron. The slide regulating amount of the seed to be sown is under the side of box, where scale is plainly marked, and directions given the operator. It is driven in one direction by a crank wheel. It is a regular easy motion, and the amount of seed to be sown is under the entire control of the operator. A better and more thorough description of the Sower can be found in the catalogue issued by the firm.
Messrs. Curry & Co. have conducted a successful business in Wooster for the past 24 years as manufacturers and lumber merchants, and enjoy an enviable position among the mercantile and manufacturing interests of the city. [2]
- D.C. Curry Lumber Company - Celebrating 162 years of independent operation and expertise US Builders Review. Case Studies. by Jeanne Dudley and John Canoti. February 1, 2016.
Timeline
- 1853 - Founded by James Curry in Wooster, Ohio
- 1864 - D. C. Curry joined the company
- 1867 - Fall, Father and three sons formed partnership and purchased the lumber yard and planing mill of Stibbs & Co
- 1874 - Partnership with James Curry (father) and three oldest sons (John R., D.C. and Welling) dissolved; Company named D. C. Curry & Company after son (North Street, Wooster)
- 1876 - February 4, Planing Mill destroyed by fire at 1:04 PM
- 1878 - May 10, Fire Planing Mill reported by Young's Brewery
- 1885 - January 29 Fire
- 1887 - April 13 Fire
- 1887 - Purchased machinery and leased building formerly occupied by James Curry & Sons (East Liberty Street, Wooster)
- 1889 - Rebuilt on their old site on North Street, Wooster
- 1901 - June 20, the D. C. Curry Lumber Company was incorporated in Ohio
- 1921 - Moved to W. Henry St., Wooster, Ohio
- 1950 - Curry started building post-frame buildings (pole barns) out of round poles, and are still building post-frame buildings today
Gallery
Business Letterheads
Business Photos
Newspaper articles
Newspaper full-text articles
- July 01, 2012: "News owners at Curry Lumber retain old-time values" by Linda Hall, The Daily Record, p. 123.
- April 13, 2018: "Curry Lumber to close after 165 years" by Dan Starcher, The Daily Record, p. 123.
- April 13, 2018: "PHOTOS: Curry Lumber is sold and will close" by Dan Starcher, The Daily Record, p. 123.
Newspaper ads
1917
ad, [3].
Newspaper citations with no attached images
- May 16, 1878: "Another Fire, D. C. Curry & Co.'s Planing Mill" by Unknown, Wooster Weekly Republican, p. 3 column 4.
References
What Links Here
- Washington House (← links)
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- D. C. Curry Lumber Company (redirect page) (← links)
- Curry Lumber & Pole Building Co. (← links)
- W. Henry St., Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Business Letterheads (← links)
- James Curry (← links)
- D. C. Curry (← links)
- Business Abstracts from the 1894-1895 Directory - Wooster (← links)
- Portal:Business/Construction (← links)
- Business Abstracts from the 1900 Directory (J-P) (← links)
- File:WoosterPlaningMill J1Sep1892 p1.jpg (← links)
- Wooster: City of Progress (1914) (← links)
- Newspaper article:WoosterPlaningMill J1Sep1892 p1 - Wooster Republican September 1 1892 (← links)
- Newspaper article:WoosterPlaningMill J1Sep1892 p1 - The Jacksonian September 1 1892 (← links)
- Newspaper ad:D C Curry Lumber WR19170322p4 - Wooster Republican March 22 1917 (← links)
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- File:CurryLumberCo-SanbornMaps1930-1945.PNG (← links)
- Richard Morrison Sr. (← links)
- Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center:Business (← links)
- Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center:Link semantically (← links)
- Newspaper article:WoosterPlaningMill J1Sep1892 p1 - Wooster Republican September 1 1892 (← links)
- Newspaper article:WoosterPlaningMill J1Sep1892 p1 - The Jacksonian September 1 1892 (← links)
- Newspaper ad:D C Curry Lumber WR19170322p4 - Wooster Republican March 22 1917 (← links)
- Beall Avenue School (← links)
External Links
- Curry Lumber is sold and will be closing YouTube video by the Daily Record.
- CURRY LUMBER LIQUIDATION AUCTION - 165 Year Old Hardware Store & Lumberyard Liquidation Friday June 15th, 4:30 PM – 2 Crews
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- 1901. Wooster High School annual ads
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