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Architects/Builders/Contractors
Architects
- Frank E. Dean (1910-1981), built several prominent Albion buildings including Albion City Hall (1936), Stockwell Library (1938), and Goodrich Chapel (1958).
- R.A. LeRoy, Kalamazoo architect who designed the Albion Public Library
Builders
- George Bohm, built Bohm Theatre (1929)
- William Brockway (1813-1891), developer
- William Davis
- Mulberry W 220, Orland C. Gale House
- Champion Eslow
- Emmett Godfrey
- 612 Irwin Avenue
- J.W. and J.D. Hayes
- Erie E 106
- John Munro (1866-1947), carpenter involved with Albion College properties.
- Wareham Warner (1779-1854), built first frame house and first brick house in Albion.
- Carl Ludwig Schumacher (died 1901), patriarch of a noted Albion building family.
- Marshall Horace Starr
- Schoolhouse (1915), Starr Commonwealth
- Albion Lumber Company
- William Barney
- Robert Geyer
- Citizens Lumber Company, 1941
- Homestead Savings and Loan Company
- Theodore VanDellen
- Monford Weeks
- Timothy Maloney, 8th president of Homestead
- William Mitchell Homestead president (1979-1981)
- Commodore Linn, Homestead president 1931-1944
- Otis Leonard (1868-1925)
- Neil Morse (born 1921), led building of Homestead Savings and Loan headquarters.
- Emil Holtz (1886-1954), 3rd president of Homestead
- Robert Tuck (born 1933), chairman of the board of Homestead S&L
- William Harton (1890-1959), Homestead S&L president
- Maher’s Planing Mill
- George Maher (1823-1896), operated planing mill
- John Groff (1844-1928)
- Schumacher Construction (1919-1966)
- Albert Schumacher
- Carl A Schumacher
- Fred Schumacher
- S.A. Wilder & Son (1892-1940s)
- Samuel Wilder (1836-1918), owner of S.A. Wilder & Son
- Allen Wilder (1868-1950)
Contractors
- Earl Caines (born 1888), well known Albion builder and roof contractor in the early 20th century.
- Leon Claucherty (1897-1986), one of Albion’s longest serving carpenters of the 20th century.
- Claire Torrey (born 1916), built several homes in the Albion area.
- William Loder (1848-1924), worked on hundreds of homes and buildings in the Albion area.
- Perry Sharp (1873-1951), a major Albion contractor from 1911 to 1942.
- Charles Sturdevant (1854-1928), carpenter and contractor in Albion for 40+ years.
- David Trine (1857-1939), early 20th century bricklaying and plastering