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. ![]() Note the large McDonnell & Sons crane on right side of photo. Illustration from 1927 sales brochure courtesy of 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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