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{{Infobox_nrhp | name =W. & L. E. Gurley Building
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| name = W. & L. E. Gurley Building
| nrhp_type = nhl
| nrhp_type = nhl
| locmapin = New York
| locmapin = New York#USA
| image =Gurley Building 2008.jpg
| image = Gurley Building Wade.jpg
| caption = View from southwest, 2008
| caption = View from southwest, 2008
| location= [[Troy, New York|Troy]], [[New York|NY]]
| location = 514 Fulton Street,<br/>[[Troy, New York|Troy]], [[New York (state)|NY]]
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| built =1862
| built = 1862
| architect= Unknown
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| architecture= Classical Revival
| architecture = Classical Revival
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| designated_nrhp_type= May 4, 1983<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=952&ResourceType=Building
|title=W. & L.E. Gurley Building|date=2007-09-23|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
|title=W. & L.E. Gurley Building|date=2007-09-23|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
| added = [[March 05]], [[1970]]<ref name="nris">{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
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| refnum = 70000432
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The '''W. & L. E. Gurley Building''', in [[Troy, New York|Troy]], [[New York]], United States, is a [[Neoclassicism|classical revival]] structure that housed the W. & L. E. Gurley Company, a maker of precision measuring instruments, from its construction in 1862.<ref name="nrhpinv"/> The company, run by [[William Gurley]] and his brother, Lewis Ephraim, was a leader in the field, and published a regularly updated manual of instruments and their operations. The company was acquired by [[Teledyne|Teledyne Company]] in the 1960's,<ref name="HAER_rec">{{cite web|url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhdatapage&fileName=ny/ny0600/ny0678/data/hhdatapage.db&recNum=1&itemLink=D?hh:2:./temp/~pp_gpa9:: |title=W. & L.E. Gurley Building HAER No. NY-13 |date=1969|accessdate=2008-01-16|work= |publisher=Historic American Engineering Record}}</ref>and was sold again in 1993 and continues as [[Gurley Precision Instruments]] today.


The '''W. & L. E. Gurley Building''' is a historic industrial building in [[Troy, New York|Troy]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. Built in 1862, it is a [[Neoclassicism|classical revival]] structure that housed the W. & L. E. Gurley Company, a maker of [[precision engineering|precision]] [[measuring instrument]]s. The Gurley Company was one of the first companies in the nation to make precision instruments. The building was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in recognition of this in 1983.<ref name="nrhpinv"/>
The building was built in "an amazing feat of construction" in just 8 months to replace the previous building, which burned in the Great Troy Fire of 1862.<ref name="nrhpinv"/> The company was then engaged in producing military products for the [[American Civil War]], which included "brass fuse-plugs for naval projectiles and an improved type of brass trimming for saddle trees."<ref name="nrhpinv"/>


== History ==
The building is a four-story red brick building, U-shaped around a small courtyard. A foundry was at ground level on the north side of the courtyard.
The Julius Hanks [[foundry]] was purchased by the W. & L. E. Gurley Company in 1852, and was destroyed in the [[Great Fire of Troy|Great Troy Fire of 1862]]. The W. & L. E. Gurley Building was built in "an amazing feat of construction" in just 8 months to replace the previous building.<ref name="nrhpinv" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = {{NHLS url|id=70000432}}|title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form|date = 1970|access-date = 3 February 2016|publisher = United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service}}</ref> Originally, the first floor space was used for retail with the third and fourth floors leased to other manufacturers. Gradually, Gurley expanded to use the entire buildings.<ref name=":0" />


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The company, run by [[William Gurley]] and his brother, Lewis Ephraim, were leaders in the field and published a regularly updated manual of instruments and their operations and were engaged in producing [[military]] products for the [[American Civil War]], which included "brass fuse-plugs for naval projectiles and an improved type of brass trimming for saddle trees."<ref name="nrhpinv" /> In the 1960s, the company was acquired by [[Teledyne|Teledyne Company]],<ref name="HAER_rec">{{cite web|url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhdatapage&fileName=ny/ny0600/ny0678/data/hhdatapage.db&recNum=1&itemLink=D?hh:2:./temp/~pp_gpa9:: |title=W. & L.E. Gurley Building HAER No. NY-13 |year=1969|access-date=2008-01-16|publisher=Historic American Engineering Record}}</ref> and was sold again in 1993 and continues as [[Gurley Precision Instruments]] today.
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The building was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1983.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{citation|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/70000432.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: W. & L.E. Gurley Building]|641&nbsp;KB}}|author=George R. Adams|date=November, 1977|publisher=National Park Service}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/70000432.pdf ''Accompanying 6 photos, 5 exterior and 1 interior, from 1977 and c.1970'']|1.53&nbsp;MB}}</ref> The building is currently rented by [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]], and houses its [http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/ Lighting Research Center], which moved there in 2000,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/Magazine/Sep00/atRensselaer.html|title=Lighting Research Center: New Light For Historic Gurley Building |date=2000 |accessdate=2008-02-04|work= |publisher=Rensselaer Magazine}}</ref> and a few acoustics labs associated with the school of architecture. Gurley Percision Instruments still occupies the first floor of the building and the entire building directly across the street.

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The building was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1983.<ref name="nhlsum" /><ref name="nrhpinv">{{Cite journal|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: W. & L.E. Gurley Building|url={{NHLS url|id=70000432}} |format=pdf|author=George R. Adams|date=November 1977|publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NHLS url|id=70000432|title=''Accompanying 6 photos, 5 exterior and 1 interior, from 1977 and c.1970''|photos=y}}&nbsp;{{small|(1.53&nbsp;MB)}}</ref> The building is currently rented by [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]], and houses its Lighting Research Center, which moved there in 2000,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/Magazine/Sep00/atRensselaer.html|title=Lighting Research Center: New Light For Historic Gurley Building |date=September 2000 |access-date=2008-02-04 |magazine=Rensselaer Magazine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006121612/http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/Magazine/Sep00/atRensselaer.html |archive-date=2008-10-06}}</ref> and a few acoustics labs associated with the school of architecture as well as the Human Resources department . Gurley Precision Instruments still occupies the first floor of the building and the entire building directly across the street.


It is located on Fulton Street between 5th and Union Streets in Troy.
It is located on Fulton Street between 5th and Union Streets in Troy.

== Architecture ==
The building is a four-story red brick building, U-shaped around a small courtyard. A [[foundry]] was at ground level on the north side of the courtyard. The [[building’s foundation]] is made of stone with brick bearing walls and [[cast-iron]] interior columns. The building’s classical revival exterior includes arched doors and windows with semicircular brick arches and hoodmoulds. Entrances are asymmetrical with the main entrance located on Fulton Street.<ref name=":0" />

Originally, the first floor space was used for retail with the third and fourth floors leased to other manufacturers. Gradually, Gurley expanded to use the entire buildings.


==HAER photos==
==HAER photos==
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Image:W L E Gurley Building HAER cropped.jpg|1969 HAER photo
W L E Gurley Building HAER cropped.jpg|1969 HAER photo
Image:W L E Gurley Building CompanyNameDetail HAER cropped.jpg|Cornice detail
W L E Gurley Building CompanyNameDetail HAER cropped.jpg|Cornice detail
</gallery>
</gallery>

==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|W. & L. E. Gurley Building}}
*[http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=286&setappvar=page(1) Gurley Precision, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]
*[http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=286&setappvar=page(1) Gurley Precision, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]
*{{HAER |survey=NY-13 |id=ny0678 |title=W. & L. E. Gurley Building |photos=6 |data=11}}
*[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=ny/ny0600/ny0678/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=W.%20%26%20L.%20E.%20Gurley%20Building,%20514%20Fulton%20Street,%20Troy,%20Rensselaer%20County,%20NY&displayType=1&itemLink=D?hh:2:./temp/~pp_gpa9:: W. & L.E. Gurley Building, 6 photos], at Historic American Buildings Survey
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W. & L. E. Gurley Building
View from southwest, 2008
W. & L. E. Gurley Building is located in New York
W. & L. E. Gurley Building
W. & L. E. Gurley Building is located in the United States
W. & L. E. Gurley Building
Location514 Fulton Street,
Troy, NY
Coordinates42°43′56.52″N 73°41′17.93″W / 42.7323667°N 73.6883139°W / 42.7323667; -73.6883139
Built1862
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.70000432
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 1970[1]
Designated NHLMay 4, 1983[2]

The W. & L. E. Gurley Building is a historic industrial building in Troy, New York, United States. Built in 1862, it is a classical revival structure that housed the W. & L. E. Gurley Company, a maker of precision measuring instruments. The Gurley Company was one of the first companies in the nation to make precision instruments. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in recognition of this in 1983.[3]

History

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The Julius Hanks foundry was purchased by the W. & L. E. Gurley Company in 1852, and was destroyed in the Great Troy Fire of 1862. The W. & L. E. Gurley Building was built in "an amazing feat of construction" in just 8 months to replace the previous building.[3][4] Originally, the first floor space was used for retail with the third and fourth floors leased to other manufacturers. Gradually, Gurley expanded to use the entire buildings.[4]

The company, run by William Gurley and his brother, Lewis Ephraim, were leaders in the field and published a regularly updated manual of instruments and their operations and were engaged in producing military products for the American Civil War, which included "brass fuse-plugs for naval projectiles and an improved type of brass trimming for saddle trees."[3] In the 1960s, the company was acquired by Teledyne Company,[5] and was sold again in 1993 and continues as Gurley Precision Instruments today.

The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1983.[2][3] The building is currently rented by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and houses its Lighting Research Center, which moved there in 2000,[6] and a few acoustics labs associated with the school of architecture as well as the Human Resources department . Gurley Precision Instruments still occupies the first floor of the building and the entire building directly across the street.

It is located on Fulton Street between 5th and Union Streets in Troy.

Architecture

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The building is a four-story red brick building, U-shaped around a small courtyard. A foundry was at ground level on the north side of the courtyard. The building’s foundation is made of stone with brick bearing walls and cast-iron interior columns. The building’s classical revival exterior includes arched doors and windows with semicircular brick arches and hoodmoulds. Entrances are asymmetrical with the main entrance located on Fulton Street.[4]

Originally, the first floor space was used for retail with the third and fourth floors leased to other manufacturers. Gradually, Gurley expanded to use the entire buildings.

HAER photos

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  • 1969 HAER photo
    1969 HAER photo
  • Cornice detail
    Cornice detail

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "W. & L.E. Gurley Building". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 23, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d George R. Adams (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: W. & L.E. Gurley Building" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 6 photos, 5 exterior and 1 interior, from 1977 and c.1970 (1.53 MB)
  4. ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form". United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service. 1970. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "W. & L.E. Gurley Building HAER No. NY-13". Historic American Engineering Record. 1969. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
  6. ^ "Lighting Research Center: New Light For Historic Gurley Building". Rensselaer Magazine. September 2000. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
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