The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-11
Well-KnOwn COntrac-
tors Will Enter In
vestment Field
IN BUSINESS
SIXTY YEARS
New ID. A. c. Building
Was Firms Crown
ing Effort


oldest firms, announces It's with
drawal from the business Of build
ing and contracting. in which it has
been successfully engaggdfof more
than 60 years. Work |now under
contract will be completed by the
present organization, but no new
work will be undertaken.
The corporate identity of the Vim
capital and surplus of the company
used for Investment in real estate,
ortgages. land contracts and other
approved securities. The capital OF
the company is 100000. and the
surplus 100000.
Announcement OF the withdrawal
is made by the officers, who are:
r. b. Vinton, president; Robert
King Vinton. vice-president War
rem j. Vinton, secretary, and Robert
McFate. treasurer.
For great many years the VIM
ton Co. has been located on Wood.
s,7;aS3 s;r. as .,S;r oos3s1' 81 B3ssHSseG.
and there has built up large insti-
tuition. Its Offices. factory and yards
are in a group, forming one OF the
city's largest building and contract
ing organizations.
Sixty years ago the founder OF the
company. the late Warren G.. Vim
ton. came to Detroit and established
general building and contracting
business. II enjoyed a rapid growth
and soon was one of the leading in
stitutions of its kind in Detroit. Dur
ing the entire term of its xistence
the company has been identified
with large building operations, not
only in Detroit and the state OF
Michigan, but also i'm the surround
ing states and in the east.
In the early days of the firm S ex-
istence and during the active man.
agement OF the founder, Detroit was
essentially city of wooden build
ings and carpenter work, in itself,
offered a much broader scope to the
energetic and progressive builder
than il does today.
After about 80 years of great ac-
tivity. during which this firm erect
ed many of Detroit's finest buildings.
Warren c. Vinton turned over the
active management Of the concern
TO his son, G.. jay Vinton. who died
Dec. %. 1910. During this regime.
many changes i'm the organization
were brought about, and the COM
pany. instead OF doing mere carpen-
try and sub-letting the balance OF
the work, followed out fhe plan OF
doing practically the entire work OF
any contract.
The new y. A. C. building. al Mad
ison-ave. and John R,-st.. Is consid
cred the masterpiece OF the firm.
This building. one OF the finest club
buildings in the world. was opened
a year ago. The vinton Co. held the
general contract.
Here are few of the buildings in
the city. in the construction OF which
the Vinton Co. took prominent
part -
The Wayne county court house,
the city hall. Peoples State bank,
Majestic building, Ford building, Ma
sonic temple. old and new Y. VI. L.
A. buildings. Stevens building.
Washington arcade. Fine Arts build
ing, Grinnel Bros. music house.
Crowley, Miner & Co. the ]. l..
Hudson Co, B. Siegel Co. the Cad
lilac hotel. Wayne hotel, First Con
gregational church. First Baptist
church. North Baptist church,
Church of Our Father. Woodward
ave. Congregational church, Wood
ward-ave Methodist Episcopal
church. st. Andrews church, the
Charlevoix and Pasadena apart
ments. the Detroit Boat club. the
Detroit club, the Michigan Stove
works. the Detroit Stove works, the
Burroughs Adding Machine Co, the
Detroit opera house, Whitney ONCE
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