Nichols House
Boston, MA
Restoration, 1830
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Charles Bulfinch, Architect, 1804
E. Robinson & Co.
Timeline
1825
Old State House Restoration
Boston, MA
Alteration, 1830
Isaiah Rogers, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Robert Twelves, Architect, 1713
The Hermitage
Nashville, TN
Restoration, 1835
Joseph Reiff & William C. Hume, Architectural Firms
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
1839
E. Robinson & Co. established.
1839
January 2: E. Robinson & Co., 32 Dock Square.
Longfellow House
Cambridge, MA
Restoration, 1840
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Cushing-Col. Benton House “Bellmont”
Belmont, MA
c. 1840–1855
Asher Benjamin, Architect
G.W. Robinson & Co., E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturers
1846
E. Robinson & Co. moves to 4 Washington Street.
Charles Street Jail
1848
Gridley J.F. Bryant, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
1850
c. 1851
James R. Bugbee becomes partner in E. Robinson & Co.
James R. Bugbee, “Improved Lock and Key”
U.S. Patent 8,060
1851
Massachusetts State House (2nd Addition)
Boston, MA
Addition, 1853
William Washburn, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Charles Bulfinch, Architect, 1798
Tremont Temple
Boston, MA
Restoration, 1853
William Washburn, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
William Flagg Homer House
Belmont, MA
c. 1853
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Guyot-Horsford House
Cambridge, MA
1854
Henry Greenough, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturers
Treasury Building (South Wing)
Washington, DC
Expansion, 1855–1861
Ammi Burnham Young, Alexander Hamilton Bowman, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Robert Mills, Architect, 1836
The Parker House
Boston, MA
1855
William Washburn, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
The Old South Meeting House
Boston, MA
Restoration, 1857
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Vermont State House
Montpelier, VT
1859
Thomas Silloway, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
US Custom House (West Virginia Independence Hall)
Wheeling, WV
1859
Ammi Burnham Young, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Gibson House
Boston, MA
1860
Edward Clarke Cabot, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Young’s Hotel
Boston, MA
1860
William Washburn, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Preble House Hotel
1860
Alexander Parris, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Arlington Street Church
Boston, MA
1861
Gridley J.F. Bryant, Arthur Gilman, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Samuel Ward Residence
Boston, MA
1861
Arthur Gilman, Gridley J.F. Bryant, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Treasury Building (West Wing)
Washington, DC
Expansion, 1862–1864
Isaiah Rogers, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Robert Mills, Architect, 1836
Old City Hall
Boston, MA
1862–1865
Gridley J.F. Bryant, Arthur Gilman, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
E. Robinson & Co. Invoice, 1869
Document
1864
1865
Ammi B. Young, in his journal, writes that E. Robinson & Co. “are esteemed the best locksmiths in this country.”
1865
James R. Bugbee, partner with Enoch and William Robinson, leaves E. Robinson & Co.; E. Robinson & Co. changes name to E. Robinson & Son.
Charles William Freeland House
Boston, MA
1865
William Robert Ware, Henry Van Brunt, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Old Naval Hospital
Washington, DC
1866
Ammi Burnham Young, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
1867
E. Robinson & Co. hardware displayed in Paris at the Exposition Universelle d’Art et d’Industrie.
St. John‘s Chapel
Cambridge, MA
1868
William Robert Ware, Henry Van Brunt, Architects
George B. Lothrop & Co., Hardware Supplier
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane
Concord, NH
1868
Elias Carter, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
1873
E. Robinson & Co. moves to 21 Brattle Street.
1875
Francis D. Robinson: “Improvement in Latches for Doors, Etc”
U.S. Patent No. 161,705
1875
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
The Breakers (1878)
Newport, RI
1877–1878
Peabody & Stearns, Architectural Firms
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Francis D. Robinson: “Improvement in Latches for Doors”
U.S. Patent No. 8,008
1877
Arthur Astor Carey House
Cambridge, MA
1882
John Hubbard Sturgis, Charles Brigham, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
The Vale (Arthur T. Lyman Estate)
Waltham, MA
1882
Hartwell & Richardson, William Cummings Richardson, Henry Walker Hartwell, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Samuel McIntire, Architect, 1798
Somerville Fire Department
Somerville, MA
c. 1883–1889
E.K Blaikie, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturers
Somerville School House
Somerville, MA
1883
E. Robinson & Co., Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturers
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Estate
Woodstock, VT
Renovation, 1885
Henry Hudson Holly, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
C.C. Converse Residence
Boston, MA
1886
Allen & Kenway, Architectural Firms
Francis Richmond Allen, Herbert Phipps Kenway, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Boston Globe Building
Boston, MA
1887
Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell, Architectural Firms
Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee, Walter Thacher Winslow, George Homans Wetherell, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
1888
February 11: Enoch Robinson dies; his son Albert M. Robinson takes over E. Robinson & Co.
c. 1888
E. Robinson & Co. moves to 39–41 Cornhill.
The Parker House
Boston, MA
Extension, 1888
Gridley J.F. Bryant, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Catalogue and Price List of Polished Brass Furniture Trimmings
Catalogue
1888
Polished Brass Furniture Trimmings
Catalogue
1888
Cambridge, Massachusetts City Hall
Cambridge, MA
1888–1889
Longfellow, Alden & Harlow, Architectural Firms
Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow Jr., Frank E. Alden, Alfred B. Harlow, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Jonathan White Residence
Brookline, MA
1888
Peabody & Stearns, Architectural Firms
Robert Swain Peabody, John Goddard Stearns, Jr., Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Frederick Law Olmstead, Landscape Architect
Sarah Orne Jewett House
South Berwick, MA
Restoration, 1888
Asher Benjamin, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Artistic Hardware, Manufactured by Enoch Robinson
Advertisement
1889
Stephen Higginson Jr. House
Boston, MA
Restoration, 1890–1891
Ogden Codman, Jr., Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Charles Bulfinch, Architect, 1807
The Breakers
Newport, RI
1892–1895
Burditt & Williams, Hardware Supplier
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Francis D. Robinson: “Spring-Hinge”
U.S. Patent No. 503,064
1893
Massachusetts State House
Boston, MA
1895–1898
Charles Brigham, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Charles Bulfinch, Architect, 1798
Tremont Temple
Boston, MA
1896
Clarence Blackall, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
E. Robinson & Co. Envelope
Document
1897
Faneuil Hall
Boston, MA
Reconstruction, 1898–1899
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
John Smibert, Architect, 1742
Charles Bulfinch, Architect, 1806
Massachusetts Historical Society
Boston, MA
1899
Edmund March Wheelwright, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Middlesex County Courthouse
Cambridge, MA
1899
Waite & Cutter, Architectural Firms
Olin W. Cutter, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Charles Bulfinch, Architect, 1816
Ammi Burnham Young, Architect, 1848
Massachusetts Registry of Deeds
East Cambridge, MA
1899
Waite & Cutter, Architectural Firms
Olin W. Cutter, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
1900
French Window Weather-Strip & Bolt
Rendering
c. 1900
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Colonial Door Trimmings
Rendering
c. 1900
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
E. Robinson & Co. Invoice
Document
1900
Enoch Robinson Letterhead, with Drawer Pull Design
Document
c. 1900
Hill-Stead House
Farmington, CT
1901
McKim, Mead & White, Architectural Firms
Theodate Pope Riddle, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Connecting Court House
Cambridge, MA
1901
Waite & Cutter, Architectural Firms
Olin W. Cutter, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Horticultural Hall
Boston, MA
1901
Wheelwright & Haven, Architectural Firms
Edmund March Wheelwright, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
The White House
Washington, DC
Restoration, 1902
McKim, Mead & White, Architectural Firms
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
John Hoban, Architect, 1792
Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Architect, 1801
1905
G.N. Wood & Co. acquires E. Robinson & Co.