W. & L. E. Gurley Building, Engineering instrument manufacturing facility in Troy, United States.
The W. & L. E. Gurley Building features red brick construction with a U-shaped design, incorporating cast-iron interior columns and semicircular brick arches at its entrances.
Constructed in 1862 following the Great Troy Fire, the building served as a manufacturing center for precision measuring instruments and military components during the Civil War.
The facility represents the evolution of American industrial engineering, establishing standards for precision instrument manufacturing throughout the nineteenth century.
Located at 514 Fulton Street between 5th and Union Streets, the building currently houses Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Center and acoustics laboratories.
The company produced the first all-aluminum transit for the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition, setting new standards in surveying instrument manufacturing.
Location: New York
GPS coordinates: 42.73237,-73.68831
Latest update: March 6, 2025 11:53
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