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Building Name: Finch Pruyn Headquarters
Street Location:1 Glen Street, Glens Falls
Use: Original: Company Headquarters
Use: As of 1977, Company Headquarters
Date of Original Construction: 1910-1911
Architect: Boston Firm of Bigelow and Wadsworth 
Builder:

Historical and Architectural Importance:  Company founded in 1865 by Jeremiah and Daniel Finch and Samuel Pruyn.  It consisted of a sawmill, black marble quarry, gristmill, lime quarries and kilns.  By 1892, it was Glens Falls' largest lumber producer.  Black marble was quarried until 1923, but was not popular after 1875.

SOURCES:  Mr. L. Beeman, Interview 9/10/77, ARP, Miller Map Collection
Name of Collector: Judy Braley & Ted Corbett
Collected on: September 2, 1977
Organizations: Architectural Research Program
Previous ownership:
Previous occupants:

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