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Worden Furniture Co.

1881 - 1891

Manufacturer of medium-and low-priced chamber suites, bedsteads, and tables in maple and ash. The company showed their furniture in the Grand Rapids Pavilion at the 1884 New Orleans Exposition. The company was founded by Adelbert E. Worden. Henry Fralick was an investor, but not active in running the company. Worden Furniture dissolved when a fire, on August 26, 1891, destroyed the factory at a loss estimated at $28, 214.

Full Details

TitleWorden Furniture Co.
AddressFront Street near the Pere Marquette/C&O/CSX Railroad Bridge
Year Opened1881
Year Closed1891
Locationlocation on map


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