1843
William Hall leaves E. Robinson & Co.; founds Wm. Hall & Co., 27 Dock Square, Boston, Mass.
Wm. Hall & Co.
Timeline
1825
1850
c. 1850-1866
George B. Lothrop works with his brother-in-law William Hall at Wm. Hall &. Co.
Guyot-Horsford House
Cambridge, MA
1854
Henry Greenough, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturers
1866
George B. Lothrop leaves Wm. Hall & Co.; establishes George B. Lothrop & Co., at 30 Exchange Street.
Willam Hall: “Bank-Lock”
U.S. Patent No. 11,158
1874
1875
1875
William Hall dies in Cohasset, Mass., leaving Wm. Hall & Co to his sons William F., Henry, and Fred.
1879
Wm. Hall & Co. moves to 4 Dock Square.
c. 1883
Wm. Hall opens factory at 82 Sudbury Street.
Willam F. Hall: “Door-Knob Attachment”
U.S. Patent No. 278,704
1883
Somerville Fire Department
Somerville, MA
c. 1883–1890
E.K Blaikie, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturers
Somerville School House
Somerville, MA
1883
E. Robinson & Co., Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturers
New Albany Street Railway Co.
New Albany, IN
1892
Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturer
Glass Knobs
Catalogue
1897
1900
Catalogue No. 2 - Glass Knobs
Catalogue
1906
c. 1907
Wm. Hall moves factory to Wollaston (Quincy), Mass.
Catalogue No. 3 - Outside Door Trimmings
Catalogue
1907
Supplement No. 2 - Hinge Plates
Catalogue
c. 1907
Pond Hollow Farm (Peabody Residence)
Old Westbury, Long Island, NY
c. 1910
Julian L. Peabody, Architect
Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturer
East Farm (Archibald M. Brown Estate)
Stony Brook, Long Isand, NY
Restoration, c. 1910
Archibald M. Brown, Architect
Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturer
Catalogue No. 4 - Glass Knobs
Catalogue
1911
Catalogue No. 5 - Outside Door Trimmings
Catalogue
1912
Heublein Tower
Talcott Mountain State Park, Simsbury, CT
1914
Smith & Bassette, Architectural Firm
Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturer
Littleholme (Harry B. Little Residence)
Concord, MA
c. 1914
Harry B. Little, Architect
Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturer
Nutley New Jersey Public Library
Nutley, NJ
c. 1914
Armstrong & DeGelleke, Architectural Firm
Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturer
“William Hall Company”
Sweets Architectural Catalogue
Advertisement
1916
Catalogue No. 6 - Glass Knobs
Catalogue
1916
Dormer House
Locust Valley, Long Island, NY
1916
Theodate Pope Riddle, Architect
Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturer
c. 1918
Henry J. Hall retires from the William Hall Co.
c. 1919
W.C. Vaughan acquires Wm. Hall & Co.
1919
Under George McCulloch Ross, “William Hall Company” changed name to “Ross Machine Company.”
1922
The factory and equipment of the Ross Machine Company at Wollaston, the former Willam Hall Co. factory, is at sold at auction.