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25-467: The original building was planned in 1899 by J. Irving Westervelt (1862-1939), designed by Lockwood, Greene & Company of Providence, Rhode Island , and built by local construction engineer Jacob W. Cagle (1832-1910). Completed in January 1901, the mill was named Brandon, supposedly for a hamlet near Belfast that produced textiles. Employees were largely recruited from Appalachia and other rural areas in

50-465: Is roughly bounded by the Sudbury Aqueduct, Pleasant Avenue, Lake Avenue, and Crystal Street and Webster Court. This area and its surrounding neighborhoods exemplify the distinct styles of the late 19th century and early 20th century. Crystal Lake , a 33-acre natural lake, is a popular swimming spot for locals in the area. This Middlesex County, Massachusetts geography–related article

75-474: The United Textile Workers of America with "picker sticks" and rifles and ordered them to keep going. During World War II, Brandon Mill prospered with government orders for duck cloth , medical gauze, and uniform twill fabric. In December 1946, Abney Mills bought the assets of Brandon Corporation and began selling the mill village houses. Although textile mills remained reasonably prosperous during

100-406: The art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics . After the death of Scott in 1946 his replacement as president was Chester S. Allen. In 1949 Allen was succeeded by Samuel B. Lincoln. William J. Heiser was elected president in 1955, J. Robert Potter in 1961, and H. Morgan Rogers Jr. in 1968. In the decades after World War II , the company once again grew rapidly. In 1973, Morgan moved

125-520: The "stretch-out," a requirement that workers manage more machines. In March 1929, 1,200 workers struck Brandon Mill. Though owners and workers reached a compromise in May, the textile economy continued to deteriorate. In order to keep the mill open through the 1930s, August Smith cut hours and pay rather than eliminate jobs—a strategy that produced substantial loyalty to the mill during the general textile strike of 1934 when workers reportedly met organizers for

150-468: The 1950s and '60s, textile manufacturers began offshoring —moving operations outside the United States to countries where labor costs were cheaper. Brandon Mill reduced its workforce in 1969, and the mill closed in 1977. The main building was first sold for use as a warehouse, then in 2001 to Focus Golf to serve as a distribution center for Dunlop Sport . In 2014 real estate developer Pace Burt purchased

175-587: The Greelock Company, a holding company for mill securities. In 1918 Frank W. Reynolds, an employee since 1885 and head of the drafting room since the 1890s, encouraged the establishment of an architectural department. To lead this, in early 1919 Walter W. Cook was hired. This new department was in charge of exterior design in collaboration with the firm's other engineers. In the 1920s, textile manufacturing revenues declined in New England and elsewhere, leaving

200-544: The New York firm of Woodward, Baldwin & Co. gained a controlling interest, though local management remained unchanged. In the 1920s, the mill was substantially expanded under the direction of Joseph E. Sirrine (1872-1947), arguably the most prominent engineer in the region. Even before the onset of the Great Depression , the textile industry had declined; and in an attempt to increase productivity, mill operators instituted

225-473: The U.S. National Register of Historic Places . Newton Center, Massachusetts Newton Centre is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County , Massachusetts , United States. The main commercial center of Newton Centre is a triangular area surrounding the intersections of Beacon Street , Centre Street, and Langley Road. It is the largest downtown area among all

250-535: The century; and mill owners competed for the best players, hoping thereby to encourage employee pride and to control the leisure time of their "operatives" with a disciplined pastime. The most famous of the mill team players was Shoeless Joe Jackson (1888-1951), who began his career at Brandon Mill before eventually becoming one of professional baseball's greatest hitters. Meeting with financial reverses, Brandon Mill went into receivership by 1913; and August W. Smith of Spartanburg became its second president. In 1919,

275-436: The engineering department was generating a profit. As a result of these realities, in 1928 the firm was again reorganized. A new holding company, Building Engineers Inc., was formed by the directors, to which the engineering department sold. This new organization was then named Lockwood Greene Engineers Inc. Within a month, Lockwood, Greene & Company gave up management of its remaining mills, effective October 1, 1928, leaving

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300-478: The firm in a precarious financial condition. In early 1926, with the company under the control of a creditor's committee, the engineering and management subsidiaries were dissolved, their assets merged with those of the parent company. Edwin F. Green stepped down as president, and Albert L. Scott, chairman of the former engineering subsidiary, succeeded him. Several branch offices were closed. These changes proved to be insufficient, and conditions worsened. By 1928, only

325-672: The firm's business interests. In 1889 Danielson retired, selling his interest to Greene. The following January Greene moved the office to Boston, where it would remain. Lockwood, Greene & Company was incorporated January 1, 1901, in Massachusetts. Stephen Greene was the first president, and Frank E. Shedd the first vice president. Stephen Greene died unexpectedly November 7, 1901, at his home in Newton Center , where he had lived since relocating in 1890. His eldest son, Edwin Farnham Greene,

350-477: The headquarters to Spartanburg from New York. In 1981 Lockwood Greene was acquired by Philipp Holzmann AG , a German contractor. In 1982, Donald R. Luger was elected president to succeed Morgan. In January 1999 Holzmann merged Lockwood Greene with J.A. Jones Construction of Charlotte, North Carolina , a property of Holzmann since 1979. The last president of the company was Fred M. Brune, named to that office in June of

375-426: The old firm solely a holding company for mill securities. Additionally, at this time the New York office was designated headquarters in place of Boston. In the reorganization the architectural department was merged with the engineers, and Walter W. Cook and his chief assistant George F. Blount left to establish their own firm, known as Cook & Blount, in New York. Their work was part of the architecture event in

400-523: The property and converted the main building into loft apartments. For tax purposes, Burt applied for National Register status, which was granted in September. In 2015 Burt donated one building in the complex to the Greenville Center for Creative Arts. The loft apartments opened for occupancy in 2016. Lockwood, Greene %26 Co. Lockwood, Greene & Company was an American engineering firm. It

425-434: The same year. Holzmann declared insolvency not long after and was liquidated in 2002. Facing its own problems, Jones declared bankruptcy in 2003, after which Lockwood Greene was sold to CH2M Hill at a cost of $ 95.5 million. In 2007 the firm was renamed CH2M Hill Engineers. It became CH2M Engineers in 2015, and was folded into Jacobs Engineering Group in 2017 along with the rest of CH2M. A number of its works are listed on

450-420: The southeastern United States. In five years, the mill expanded from 16,000 to 86,000 spindles, the work force from 150 to 420 employees, and the mill village from 66 to 420 homes. By 1918 the company sponsored a school, church, nursery, and community house with a dining room, library, showers, and nurse's station. Baseball played by teams of mill employees became a popular sport during the first two decades of

475-514: The southern headquarters was moved from Atlanta to Spartanburg , though the Atlanta office was retained. In 1915, Greene organized a new Lockwood, Greene & Company Inc., with four subsidiary companies: Lockwood, Greene & Company, engineers, for design and construction; Lockwood, Greene & Company, managers, for management of manufacturing facilities owned or leased by the firm; Lockwood, Greene & Company of Canada Ltd. for foreign work; and

500-596: The villages of Newton, and serves as a large upscale shopping destination for the western suburbs of Boston. The Newton City Hall and War Memorial is located at 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, and the Newton Free Library is located at 330 Homer Street in Newton Centre. The Newton Centre station of the MBTA Green Line "D" branch is located on Union Street. The Crystal Lake and Pleasant Street Historic District

525-512: Was John W. Danielson, his son-in-law, who had at least fifteen years of similar experience. In 1879 Lockwood hired the engineer Stephen Greene, formerly associated with civil engineers Niles B. Schubarth and David M. Thompson . March 1, 1882, a new partnership was organized between Lockwood, Danielson and Greene, known as Lockwood, Greene & Company. Lockwood died January 16, 1884, in Providence. In 1886 Greene moved to Newburyport to be closer to

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550-731: Was active under various names from 1871 to 2017. The firm that would become Lockwood, Greene & Company was established in 1871 in Boston as the mechanical engineering practice of Amos D. Lockwood . Lockwood, a native of Rhode Island, was self-trained in mechanical engineering and had extensive experience managing textile manufacturing and construction operations. Extenuating circumstances obligated him to move his residence to Providence in 1873 to manage his manufacturing interests. His office remained in Boston until 1875, when he relocated it to Providence, where he established A. D. Lockwood & Company to manage all of his business interests. His partner

575-490: Was elected president in January, 1902. In 1892 George W. Stevens , former engineer for the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company of Manchester, New Hampshire , was hired as general superintendent of construction for southern work. When Stevens died in 1897, Joseph Emory Sirrene of Greenville, South Carolina , was hired as his replacement the following year. In 1899, when a southern office was established, it

600-452: Was established at Greenville under Sirrene's direction. The first twenty years of Edwin F. Greene's presidency was a period of major growth of the company. Lockwood, Greene & Company had established its first branch office in 1899, at Greenville, South Carolina , to serve as the firm's southern office. This was followed by a third office in Chicago in 1911, and in 1912 the southern office

625-490: Was relocated to Atlanta and the Boston office was moved into the new First National Bank Annex at 60 State Street, taking three full floors of the new building. In 1913 offices were added in Montreal and New York . In 1919, after the close of World War I , offices were added at Cleveland , Detroit and Paris , the latter to manage reconstruction work. In 1920, offices were added at Charlotte and Philadelphia . In 1923,

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