. A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century . ated in Xew Y(_irkfor the ])ast two years. Previous to the establishmeiU of their XewYork ofifice, they had done a large building business in the West,I^rincipally in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The seniormember of the firm. Mr. bmory F. Dodson, is a thoroughly practi-cal contractor and builder in all branches. In Chicago and theWest, where he is widely and favorably known, he was successfulm seciuing a large ])art ol the best class of work to be done. Itwas in Minnea]jolis, .Mi
. A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century . ated in Xew Y(_irkfor the ])ast two years. Previous to the establishmeiU of their XewYork ofifice, they had done a large building business in the West,I^rincipally in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The seniormember of the firm. Mr. bmory F. Dodson, is a thoroughly practi-cal contractor and builder in all branches. In Chicago and theWest, where he is widely and favorably known, he was successfulm seciuing a large ])art ol the best class of work to be done. Itwas in Minnea]jolis, .Minn., that the contract for the first steel con-structed fire-proof building ever erected in that .State was awarded toand entrusted to Mr. Dodson, who carried it through to a success-ful completion. It may l)e remarked that at the time of its con-struction there had been no l)nil(lings of that character erected inXew ^ork eitv. Mr. Dodson built the first fire-proof building in Fan Claire, Wis.,and also the first one in West Superior, Wis., for which Mr. Charles BUILDIXG AXO ARCHlTllCrVRE IN NEW YORK. 3,3. 324 A HISTORY OF KIIAL EST ATE. C\ , Xo. I I I was the architect. 1^. I-. Dodson &Co. located in Xew Wnk, hein^- attracted hast h\- tlie hir-e fu-ld iniire-])r(H>f and strnctmal ir(m-worlx, in wliicli they ha\e l)een S( Ihe tirni have erected a nnnibor of huild-in<4s in (leorj^ia. .\hd)ania, . and New York. In New^ork Citv one of their re])resentative contracts is that of the Royal-ton Hotel on 43d and 44th streets, between Fifth and Sixth the present time the finn are buildin^ a steel constructed fire-proof liotel in Iittsfield, Mass. The ofifices of E. F. Dodson & Co. are at Xo. 1133 Broadway,Xew York Rooms 817 and 819 St. James iUiildinp^. T. P. Galligan & Son. The business now carried on 1)\- T. I. (ialli,t;an cX Son was estab-lished in 1858 by V. (iallii;an. Sr. It has .^rown from the mod
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