Box 1

Content Description From the Collection: This collection consists of records from William Summerhays Sons, a masonry and chimney services company formerly located in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1856 by English immigrant mason William Summerhays, the company long focused on work involving refractory (high temperature) brick, such as industrial ovens and chimneys. They were one of the few companies anywhere in the United States that constructed industrial scale chimneys and smokestacks until their closure in the 2010s. This...

Content Description From the Collection: This collection consists of records from William Summerhays Sons, a masonry and chimney services company formerly located in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1856 by English immigrant mason William Summerhays, the company long focused on work involving refractory (high temperature) brick, such as industrial ovens and chimneys. They were one of the few companies anywhere in the United States that constructed industrial scale chimneys and smokestacks until their closure in the 2010s. This...

Content Description From the Collection: This collection consists of records from William Summerhays Sons, a masonry and chimney services company formerly located in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1856 by English immigrant mason William Summerhays, the company long focused on work involving refractory (high temperature) brick, such as industrial ovens and chimneys. They were one of the few companies anywhere in the United States that constructed industrial scale chimneys and smokestacks until their closure in the 2010s. This...

Content Description From the Collection: This collection consists of records from William Summerhays Sons, a masonry and chimney services company formerly located in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1856 by English immigrant mason William Summerhays, the company long focused on work involving refractory (high temperature) brick, such as industrial ovens and chimneys. They were one of the few companies anywhere in the United States that constructed industrial scale chimneys and smokestacks until their closure in the 2010s. This...

Content Description From the Collection: This collection consists of records from William Summerhays Sons, a masonry and chimney services company formerly located in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1856 by English immigrant mason William Summerhays, the company long focused on work involving refractory (high temperature) brick, such as industrial ovens and chimneys. They were one of the few companies anywhere in the United States that constructed industrial scale chimneys and smokestacks until their closure in the 2010s. This...

Content Description From the Collection: This collection consists of records from William Summerhays Sons, a masonry and chimney services company formerly located in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1856 by English immigrant mason William Summerhays, the company long focused on work involving refractory (high temperature) brick, such as industrial ovens and chimneys. They were one of the few companies anywhere in the United States that constructed industrial scale chimneys and smokestacks until their closure in the 2010s. This...

Content Description From the Collection: This collection consists of records from William Summerhays Sons, a masonry and chimney services company formerly located in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1856 by English immigrant mason William Summerhays, the company long focused on work involving refractory (high temperature) brick, such as industrial ovens and chimneys. They were one of the few companies anywhere in the United States that constructed industrial scale chimneys and smokestacks until their closure in the 2010s. This...

Content Description This collection consists of records from William Summerhays Sons, a masonry and chimney services company formerly located in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1856 by English immigrant mason William Summerhays, the company long focused on work involving refractory (high temperature) brick, such as industrial ovens and chimneys. They were one of the few companies anywhere in the United States that constructed industrial scale chimneys and smokestacks until their closure in the 2010s. This...