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George A. Fuller Company

American architect

Dodge Mansion, 12 Lakeshore Dr. 42°23′11″N 82°54′04″W / 42.38638°N 82.9011°W / 42.38638; -82.9011 (Dodge Mansion), 1931 Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Builder of the Dodge Mansion, the house that stood in 12 Lakeshore Dr. 42°23′11″N 82°54′04″W / 42.38638°N 82.9011°W / 42.38638; -82.9011 (Dodge Mansion) from 1931 until it came down in 1976. Beyond Metro Detroit, Company built the Equitable Building in Georgia (1892) and the Second Brazer Building in Boston, Massachusetts (1897).

notable works beyond Metro Detroit
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George A. Fuller Company's skyline, here and beyond

The Dodge Mansion beside 6 of Company's notable works elsewhere, drawn paler, oldest at left. Heights are to scale where one is on record (1 of 7, tallest Willard InterContinental Washington at 155 feet); the rest are drawn at one standard size.

The Dodge Mansion beside 6 of Company's notable works elsewhere, drawn paler, oldest at left. Heights are to scale where one is on record (1 of 7, tallest Willard InterContinental Washington at 155 feet); the rest are drawn at one standard size.

Dodge Mansion

1931, 12 Lakeshore Dr. 42°23′11″N 82°54′04″W / 42.38638°N 82.9011°W / 42.38638; -82.9011 (Dodge Mansion), height not on record, drawn at one standard size

Demolished in 1976

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The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

Wikidata describes George A. Fuller Company as an American architect. Company's mark on Metro Detroit is the Dodge Mansion, built in 12 Lakeshore Dr. 42°23′11″N 82°54′04″W / 42.38638°N 82.9011°W / 42.38638; -82.9011 (Dodge Mansion) in 1931 and demolished in 1976.

Outside Metro Detroit, Company's work includes the Equitable Building in Georgia (1892), the Second Brazer Building in Boston, Massachusetts (1897), and Willard InterContinental Washington in Washington, D.C., United States (1901). Horace Trumbauer drew the plans for the Dodge Mansion.

George A. Fuller (October 21, 1851, December 14, 1900) was an American architect often credited as being the "inventor" of modern skyscrapers and the modern contracting system.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

George A. Fuller Company's work in Metro Detroit

Beyond Metro Detroit

12 notable works by George A. Fuller Company in 9 places, from 1892 to 1976, as Wikidata lists them.

Who Company built with

Where the work stands

  • Grosse Pointe

Photo credits

All 14 photos on George A. Fuller Company's page, each with its author, license and the original.

  1. Rose Terrace (Dodge Mansion) Grosse Pointe Farms MI facade c 1971 Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Portrait of George A. Fuller, architect and general contractor, whose film built the Flatiron Building in New York..., 1851 Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Equitable Building Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Second Brazer Building Photo: Pmcyclist, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Willard InterContinental Washington Photo: Detroit Publishing Co. , publisher, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Hippodrome Theatre Photo: UnknownUnknown ; cropped by Beyond My Ken 05:43, 22 June..., public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  7. 1 William Street Photo: This photo was taken by participant/team official-ly cool..., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  8. Commerce Trust Building Photo: User:Charvex, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  9. The Burwell Photo: Robbielc3, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  10. Loews Philadelphia Hotel Photo: Jack Boucher, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  11. Lever House Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  12. Regional Enterprise Tower Photo: Mr. Vitale, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  13. 1 New York Plaza Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  14. Giants Stadium Photo: flickr user dsearls, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

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