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George D. Sheer Iron Works
From Brooklyn Centre Wiki
Owner:
- George Dennis Sheer (1864-1937)
Location:
- 3739 West 25th Street -- formerly 1808-1810 Pearl St.
History:
- Established in 1893 as the Brooklyn Iron Works. Sheer then bought out the F.F. Merritt Fence Works and consolidated.[1]. George was partners with his brothers, William, Lee, John and Eli, until his retirement in 1927. The company remained in operation until 1940.
- George and his wife, Rose, lived at 3745 West 18th St.
- The Rosesheer Block was named for George's wife, Rose (Biddulph) Sheer. Built at 1820 Pearl Street (old-style addressing), it was destroyed by fire in the 1980's.
References
- ↑ Cleveland : its aim, progress, perseverance and public spirit , Cleveland, Ohio: unknown, 1897, 185 pgs; pg 67.
- The Sheer brothers manufactured iron fences, gates, grillwork, balconies, window guards, fire escapes, and light industrial iron for buildings.<ref>''Ohio Architects and Builders'', 26 July 1915, Vol. XXVI No.1, pg 63</li></ol></ref>
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