. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. HERBERT F. STENSTREAM. Herbert I. Stenstri^am, conducting a growing and ]irofitable business under the nameof the H. F. Stenstream Comjiany, ]dumbing contractors, was born in Gloucester, Massa-chusetts, in 1881, a sou of Charles and Huhla (Hanson) Stenstream. The father, who longsailed the ocean as a ca|itain, was at length lost at sea in 1890, but the mother stillsurvives. Herbert F. Stenstream was one of a family of five children. He acquired a high schooleducation and afterward learned the plumbing trade, subsequent to which time he embarkedin business
. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. HERBERT F. STENSTREAM. Herbert I. Stenstri^am, conducting a growing and ]irofitable business under the nameof the H. F. Stenstream Comjiany, ]dumbing contractors, was born in Gloucester, Massa-chusetts, in 1881, a sou of Charles and Huhla (Hanson) Stenstream. The father, who longsailed the ocean as a ca|itain, was at length lost at sea in 1890, but the mother stillsurvives. Herbert F. Stenstream was one of a family of five children. He acquired a high schooleducation and afterward learned the plumbing trade, subsequent to which time he embarkedin business on his own account. Later he sold out and removed to Bridgeport, where in1909 he purcliased an interest in tlu X*. B. Curtis Company, which was incorporated in business was organized in 1877 by Curtis Brothers, who remained in active connectiontherewith for a long period, X. B. Curtis retiring in 1915. At a recent date the stockholdersdecided to change the name from tin X. H. Curtis Company to the H. F. Stenstream Company,. HERBERT F. STEXSTREAM BRIDGEPORT AXH VICINITY 570 niiiliT wliicli style tlu business is mow ediidurUMl. ilie present ollieers are II. F. Steir^treiuii,[iresiilent and treasurer, ami .\l. I. Stenstream, secretary. Tlie former iiaii l)eeti a partnerin tlie Imsiness for years ami liecanie seeretary and vice president at tlie time of tlieineorpoiation. At length he sueeeedcd to the interest of Mr. Curtis, beeominji; cliief owner ofthe enterprise. Their plant is loeated at Xo. 4(i Kossuth street, where tliey occupy a huildin;,forty-tive by seventy-five feet, devoted to plumt)ing, sheet metal work and steam fittint;.They employ fifteen sl<illed meelianies and fifteen lielpers and sometimes tlieir force isincreased beyond that number. Tliey liave done the ]dunibing for the Empire Tluatre amimany of tlie large apartment houses of tlie city, also for the Birdsey-Somers plant and tlieConnecticut car barns. One of the contracts awarded the company was
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