Gordon Strong
Henry Gordon Strong (June 3, 1869 – February 24, 1954) was a Chicago businessman and founder of Gordon Strong and Company in 1927 which still operates today.
Life
He was born in
Spanish American War. He and his second wife are buried in the Strong Mausoleum at Sugarloaf Mountain.[1]
Legacy
Gordon Strong, the name which he used for most of his life, made several real estate acquisitions centered around his Strong Mansion at
monadnock mountain with views of the Potomac River and Monocacy valleys. The property was deeded to Stronghold, Inc.,[2]
a non-profit land trust created in 1946 which still owns and continues to maintain the property for public access.
In 1925, he engaged Frank Lloyd Wright to develop plans for what became known as the Gordon Strong Automobile Objective[3] This project was never started and the land remains in a more rustic and natural state.
References
External links
- "Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932 Gordon Strong Automobile Objective". Library of Congress.
- "Henry Gordon Strong Mausoleum". FindAGrave.
- "Stronghold, Inc.". Sugarloaf Stronghold, Inc. Website.
- "Chicago Tribune Obituary". Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 25 Feb 1954, Thu • Page 32
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