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Revision as of 13:48, 10 December 2018

Curry Lumber & Pole Building Co.
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
Type Lumber Yards
Industry Construction; Retail
Fate Active
Founded Wooster, Ohio (1853 (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

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  • 1853 - Founded by James Curry in Wooster, Ohio
  • 1864 - D. C. Curry joined the company
  • 1874 - Company named D. C. Curry & Company after son
  • 1876 - February 4, Planing Mill destroyed by fire at 1:04 PM
  • 1878 - May 10, Fire Planing Mill reported by Young's Brewery
  • 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

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1917

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References

  1. Wooster High School annual. 1901. Wooster, Ohio
  2. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-03-22, p. 4

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