Nichols House
Beacon Hill Historic District
Boston, MA
Restoration, 1830
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Charles Bulfinch, Architect, 1804
E. Robinson & Co.
Timeline
1825
Old State House
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 Firm
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
David Morrison, Architect, 1830
Grace Church
Boston, MA
1835
William Washburn, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
National Theatre
Boston, MA
1836
William Washburn, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Salem City Hall
Salem, MA
1838
Richard Bond, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., G.W. Robinson & Co., Manufacturers
1839
E. Robinson & Co. established.
1839
January 2: E. Robinson & Co., 32 Dock Square.
Longfellow House - Washington’s Headquarters
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.
Adam’s House Hotel
Boston, MA
1846
William Washburn, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
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.
American House Hotel
Boston, MA
Expansion, 1851
William Washburn, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Richard Henry Dana Jr. House
Cambridge, MA
1851
Charles Howland Hammatt Billings, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
James R. Bugbee, “Improved Lock and Key”
U.S. Patent 8,060
1851
Chateau-sur-Mer
Newport, RI
1852
Seth C. Bradford, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Massachusetts State House
Boston, MA
Alteration, 1853
William Washburn, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Charles Bulfinch, Architect, 1798
(Old) 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
Fire Engine House No. 1, Roxbury
Roxbury, MA
1855
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Guyot-Horsford House
Cambridge, MA
1854
Henry Greenough, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Wm. Hall & Co., Manufacturers
Treasury Building
Washington, DC
Expansion, 1855–1861
Ammi Burnham Young, Alexander Hamilton Bowman, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Robert Mills, Architect, 1836
The Parker House Hotel
Boston, MA
1855
William Washburn, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
P. Whitin & Sons, Cotton Machine Works
Whitinsville, MA
1855–1869
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
The Old South Meeting House
Boston, MA
Restoration, c. 1857
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Robert Twelves, Architect, 1729
Vermont State House
Montpelier, VT
1859
Thomas Silloway, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
US Custom House
Wheeling, WV
1859
Ammi Burnham Young, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Gibson House
Back Bay Historic District
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
Portland, ME
1860
Alexander Parris, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Samuel Ward Residence
Boston, MA
1861
Arthur Gilman, Gridley J.F. Bryant, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Arlington Street Church
Back Bay Historic District
Boston, MA
1861
Gridley J.F. Bryant, Arthur Gilman, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Treasury Building
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
Codman Estate
Lincoln, MA
1863–1868
John Hubbard Sturgis, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Charles Bulfinch, Architect, 1790
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 Residence
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.
Temple for the Grand Lodge of Freemasons
Boston, MA
1867
E. Robinson & Co., Bugbee & Hollis, Manufacturers
St. John’s Chapel
Cambridge, MA
1868
William Robert Ware, Henry Van Brunt, Architects
George B. Lothrop & Co., Hardware Supplier
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Welch-Ross House
Cambridge, MA
1868
James R. Richards, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane
Concord, NH
1868
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Elias Carter, Architect, 1842
Ames-Webster Mansion
Boston, MA
1871
Robert Swain Peabody, John Goddard Stearns, Jr., Architects
Peabody & Stearns, Architectural Firm
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Elizabeth Kendall Residence
Boston, MA
1872
William Gibbons Preston, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
1873
E. Robinson & Co. moves to 21 Brattle Street.
Alisha Atkins Residence
Boston, MA
1873
Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
James Case Residence
Boston, MA
1873
William Ralph Emerson, Carl R. Fehmer, Architects
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
1875
The Church of the Advent
Beacon Hill Historic District
Boston, MA
1875–1888
John Hubbard Sturgis, Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
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
Robert Swain Peabody, John Goddard Stearns, Jr., Architects
Peabody & Stearns, Architectural Firm
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. 1883–1890
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
Francis Richmond Allen, Herbert Phipps Kenway, Architects
Allen & Kenway, Architectural Firm
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Boston Globe Building
Boston, MA
1887
Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee, Walter Thacher Winslow, George Homans Wetherell, Architects
Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell, Architectural Firm
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 Hotel
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
First Church, Roxbury
John Eliot Square District
Roxbury, MA
c. 1888
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
William Blaney, Architect, 1804
Cambridge, Massachusetts City Hall
Cambridge, MA
1888–1889
Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow Jr., Frank E. Alden, Alfred B. Harlow, Architects
Longfellow, Alden & Harlow, Architectural Firm
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Jonathan White Residence
Brookline, MA
1888
Robert Swain Peabody, John Goddard Stearns, Jr., Architects
Peabody & Stearns, Architectural Firm
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
Beacon Hill Historic District
Boston, MA
Restoration, 1890–1891
Ogden Codman, Jr., Architect
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Charles Bulfinch, Architect, 1807
City of Somerville
Somerville, MA
1892
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
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
William Washburn, Architect, 1853
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
Olin W. Cutter, Architect
Waite & Cutter, Architectural Firm
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Charles Bulfinch, Architect, 1812
Ammi Burnham Young, Architect, 1848
Massachusetts Registry of Deeds
East Cambridge, MA
1899
Olin W. Cutter, Architect
Waite & Cutter, Architectural Firm
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
Pope-Riddle House
Farmington, CT
1901
Theodate Pope Riddle, Architect
McKim, Mead & White, Architectural Firm
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
Horticultural Hall
Boston, MA
1901
Edmund March Wheelwright, Architect
Wheelwright & Haven, Architectural Firm
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
County Probate Courthouse
Cambridge, MA
1901
Olin W. Cutter, Architect
Waite & Cutter, Architectural Firm
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
The White House
Washington, DC
Restoration, 1902
McKim, Mead & White, Architectural Firm
E. Robinson & Co., Manufacturer
John Hoban, Architect, 1792
Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Architect, 1801
1905
G.N. Wood & Co. acquires E. Robinson & Co.