| 词条 | Frederic M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building |
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| name = Frederic M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building | nrhp_type = | image = Sibley Lumber Company Office Building Detroit MI.jpg | caption = | location= 6460 Kercheval Avenue Detroit, Michigan | coordinates = {{coord|42|21|11|N|83|0|49|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = | built = 1917 | architect = Baxter, O'Dell & Halprin | architecture = Classical Revival | added = April 4, 1991 | area = less than one acre | governing_body = Private | refnum = 91000329[1] | designated_other1 = Michigan State Historic Site | designated_other1_date = April 20, 1989[2] | designated_other1_number = | designated_other1_num_position = bottom }} The Frederic M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building is an office building located at 6460 Kercheval Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1989[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] The building is known for being the beginning of a major trailer manufacturing company. Frederic M. SibleyFrederic M. Sibley was born in Detroit in late October, 1883.[2] As an adult, he joined his father's lumber company and acted as treasurer until his father's death in 1912, after which he assumed the presidency of the firm.[2] In 1922, the Sibley Lumber Company employed 400 people and was the second largest lumber firm in Detroit.[2] Sibley married Mabel Bessenger in August 1910. They had five children: Josephine, Frederic Jr., Dorothy, Suzanne, and Joy.[2] Sibley is also known for his cooperation with August Fruehauf in developing the first semi-trailers to haul lumber. Sibley, approached August Fruehauf, his blacksmith about modifying a wagon to transport an 18' boat. Sibley wanted to use his Model-T roadster rather than a slow moving horse and wagon. August Fruehauf and his partner, Otto Neumann took several days to devise a solution. They removed the back seat of the Model-T to support the front end of the wagon and fashioned a 5th wheel coupling to attach the wagon to the back of the automobile. August called it a semi-trailer. Sibley was impressed with the solution and ordered additional semi-trailers for his lumber company. Henry Ford canceled the warrantee on the modified Model T's. August Fruehauf turned this invention into a goldmine.[3] The Fruehauf Corporation manufactured these trailers for many years afterward.[4] DescriptionThe Frederic M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building was constructed in a Neo-Classical style in 1925.[5] The two-story building is red brick, trimmed with limestone, and the legend "F. M. Sibley Lumber Co." is carved in the limestone lintel above the entrance.[5] The façade is divided into eleven bays, each separated by a brick pillar.[4] Rectangular transoms within each bay separate the two stories.[4] Four limestone pilasters with Corinthian capitals surround the entrance, flanked by two vertical recessed lights.[6] References1. ^1 {{NRISref|2009a}} {{Detroit}}{{National Register of Historic Places in Michigan}}{{Industrial landmarks in metropolitan Detroit}}2. ^1 2 3 [https://books.google.com/books?id=3xgVAAAAYAAJ Clarence Monroe Burton, William Stocking, and Gordon K. Miller,] The City of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922, The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1922, p.675 3. ^http://www.singingwheels.com 4. ^1 2 Frederick M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building from Detroit1701.org 5. ^1 Sibley Lumber Co. Office Building from the city of Detroit 6. ^1 2 Sibley, Frederic M., Lumber Company Office Building from the state of Michigan 9 : Office buildings in Detroit|National Register of Historic Places in Detroit|Michigan State Historic Sites|Unused buildings in Michigan|Neoclassical architecture in Michigan|Office buildings completed in 1917|Defunct forest products companies|Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan|Fruehauf Trailer Corporation |
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