McDonnell & Sons / Stone Art Memorial Co. - Table of Contents
History - McDonnell & Sons / Stone Art Memorial Co.
914 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, NY
Stone Art Memorial Co. - Official Website (online April 2015)
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Illustration from historic sales brochure courtesy of Stone Art Memorial Co. Illustration from 1927 sales brochure courtesy of Stone Art Memorial Co. 858 Main Street, Buffalo. Illustration from 1927 sales brochure courtesy of Stone Art Memorial Co. 2007 photo of 858 Main Street, Buffalo, now part of the Granite Works complex. 2007 photo of 858 Main Street, Buffalo, now part of the Granite Works complex. 2007 photo of 858 Main Street, Buffalo, now part of the Granite Works complex. Illustration from 1927 sales brochure courtesy of Stone Art Memorial Co. West Seneca 1172 Ridge Road address changed to Lackawanna 914 Ridge Road. Note the large McDonnell & Sons crane on right side of photo. Illustration from 1927 sales brochure courtesy of Stone Art Memorial Co. 2012 photo of 914 Ridge Road. Note the large McDonnell & Sons crane on right side of photo. Detail - McDonnell & Sons crane. McDonnell name barely visible. 2012 photo of 914 Ridge Road. |
McDonnell Family Monument Holy Cross Cemetery Ridge Road entrance, located directly across the street from Stone Art Memorial Co. The McDonnell Monument (not shown) is slightly off to the right. McDonnell Family Monument, Holy Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, NY McDonnell & Sons was founded in granite-rich Quincy, Massachusetts by Patrick McDonnell, an Irish immigrant once employed as a stonecutter in the local quarries. Patrick retired in 1881, handing the reins to his son John Quincy McDonnell. John Quincy McDonnell, son of Patrick McDonnell, moved with his wife and seven children to Buffalo in order to open a branch office of McDonnell & Sons In 1894, John McDonnell dies. After her husband's death, Emily did something bold for a middle class, middle-aged Victorian widow with dependent children: She bought out her brother-in-law Thomas's interest in the company. Emily served as company president until her death in 1926. In a circa 1926 company brochure, McDonnell & Sons claimed to be the largest granite firm, by sales, in the country. Emily's obituary in the Courier-Express described her as a nationally-known businesswoman. |
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