AV 106 Masonry Contracting Company Photograph Collection

              AV 106
Masonry Contracting Company Collection
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OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Manuscripts/ Audiovisual Collections
AV 106
Masonry Contracting Company Collection
Ca. 1946- 1952
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Number:
AV106
Title:
Masonry Contracting Company Collection
Creator:
Masonry Contracting Company
Dates:
Ca. 1946- 1952
Media:
Black and white photographs
Quantity:
0.25 cubic feet
Location:
Ohio Historical Society
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE COLLECTION
The Masonry Contracting Company was located at 131 E. State Street in Columbus, Ohio. They were first listed in the Columbus City Directory in 1946. An advertisement for the company that ran in the 1947 Columbus City Directory described their company as “ Contractors for Every Type of Building Maintenance.” Services they offered included building cleaning, caulking, chimney repairs, concrete restoration, general masonry, sand blasting, tuck pointing and waterproofing. Tracing the company through the city directories it appears that the company’s name changed in 1950 to the Frank P. Meglan Co. They are not listed in the directories after 1952. The company name may have changed again. Companies called the Masonry Repair Company and the Meglen Masonry Company are listed in the Columbus directories in the 1950' s and 1960' s.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
The collection contains 107 black and white photographs depicting construction work done by the Masonry Contracting Company of Columbus, Ohio on various businesses, churches and homes in the city. Many photographs have identifying information recorded on the back. Some specific buildings pictured in the collection are the F. & R. Lazarus Co. and the Armory and Pomerene Hall on the campus of Ohio State University.