The Yale Iron Works
Dimitris Hartonas (2019)
Elevation, Plan
Timeline
1864 – Brothers Matthew and Thomas Sault erect the build-ing housing the M. and T. Sault Company [1864- 1871] manufacturing metal machinery and machine parts.
1871 – The business is renamed to Yale Iron Works [1871- 1880] after a change in the company’s partnership. The new company would last roughly 10 years.
1880 – The company is bought out by F.C. and A.E. Row-land [1880-1896], maintaining Mathew Sault as the shop’s foreman overseeing the manufacturing of similar products.
1896 – Miner and Peck Manufacturing Company [1896- 1923] takes over the foundry as they manufacture drop presses, drop lifters and other industrial equip-ment on the premises.
1923 – The building stops functioning as a foundry as the Peck industry completely moves out after a buy out in 1920.
1929 – Machinery Dealers Inc. [1929-1958] uses the space as their showroom in a post-depression era, where machinery and parts circulate the country.
1959 – Arrow Laboratories Inc. [1958-1970] takes over the building to use it a storage space.
1967 – Berkley Hall & Sons Upholstery Co. moves in the space and and uses the building as its workshop until recent years.
c. 2015 – No activity, industrial or other, takes place in the building. It is used as private storage space.
1864 – Brothers Matthew and Thomas Sault erect the build-ing housing the M. and T. Sault Company [1864- 1871] manufacturing metal machinery and machine parts.
1871 – The business is renamed to Yale Iron Works [1871- 1880] after a change in the company’s partnership. The new company would last roughly 10 years.
1880 – The company is bought out by F.C. and A.E. Row-land [1880-1896], maintaining Mathew Sault as the shop’s foreman overseeing the manufacturing of similar products.
1896 – Miner and Peck Manufacturing Company [1896- 1923] takes over the foundry as they manufacture drop presses, drop lifters and other industrial equip-ment on the premises.
1923 – The building stops functioning as a foundry as the Peck industry completely moves out after a buy out in 1920.
1929 – Machinery Dealers Inc. [1929-1958] uses the space as their showroom in a post-depression era, where machinery and parts circulate the country.
1959 – Arrow Laboratories Inc. [1958-1970] takes over the building to use it a storage space.
1967 – Berkley Hall & Sons Upholstery Co. moves in the space and and uses the building as its workshop until recent years.
c. 2015 – No activity, industrial or other, takes place in the building. It is used as private storage space.
From L to R: 1871, 1896, 1929, 1967.
Possible Futures
- Historical museum
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Brewery
- Office space
