The Virginia Historical Society broke ground in August 1990 on a $12 million expansion that doubled the size of its Battle Abbey headquarters in the Fan District in Richmond. This was one of six total expansions at this location from 1912 to 2006 in what is now a museum of over 200,000 square feet.
This expansion more than doubled the exhibition space within the
society headquarters and helped it become a more public-welcoming institution with a new a lecture hall complex, allowing it to offer more educational programs.
The new wing's design was unique at that time because it involved installing new windows that were specifically constructed to let in light while screening out harmful ultraviolet rays. In addition, sophisticated heating and cooling systems allowed for the precise control of the temperature in more than 25 different sections. Another innovation was the type of sprinkler system used.
This was the second largest job for the Mill in 1991. Total millwork sold to this job was almost $113,000 and the client was frequent contractor Taylor & Parrish. Battle Abbey represented over 10% of all work at Beckstoffer's that year.
For more information on the expansion of the Virginia Historical Society's headquarters go here.
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Saturday, August 27, 2011
1991 - Year in Review
Looking back 20 years
Total sales in 1991 were $1,089,305, with orders averaging $90,775 per month. As was often the case, December had the most sales. That month they sold $174,406 of millwork. October and November were also very good months, with each averaging around $163,500. These three months helped to make up for a very slow first half of the year.
The contractor with the most purchases in dollar value was Custom Products Construction, then Conquest, Moncure & Dunn (CM&D). The largest order at Beckstoffers that year was for $117,000 to Custom Products for a Law Office. This order was placed in November 1991. The second largest single order was placed by T& P for the Virginia Historical Society’s Battle Abbey expansion. CM&D placed the most orders (18), followed by T&P (17).
The project with the most millwork that year was the Virginia Historical Society -expansion, another Taylor & Parrish job. Total sales for this job were $121,347.
Below is a list of some of the more noteworthy orders that year with the contractor’s name in parenthesis:
o CFB Garden Branch (Woolfolk Construction)
o Christian Children’s Fund ( Taylor & Parrish {T&P})
o Doswell Comb Cycle Factory (Conquest, Moncure & Dunn {CM&D})
o Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia (Taylor & Parrish)
o Black History Museum (Woolfolk Construction)
o John Tyler Community College, Bud Hall (Dixie Constructors)
o St. Mary’s Hospital Education Center (Kjellstrom & Lee)
o Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (CM&D)
o Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Evans Construction)
o Highland Springs, Douglas Freeman and Mills Godwin Field Houses (AD Whittaker)
o Jepson Hall, University of Richmond (John W. Daniel & Co.)
o Game & Inland Fisheries (Adkins Construction).
1991 saw an 18% drop in millwork orders from the prior year and total sales that year were basically at the same level as those in 1981. For the five years of records that we have from this decade (1990-1994), this was the worst year.
In 1991 total wages were $549,000 and the Mill had about 18 employees, with 11-12 in the shop and an additional 6 office staff. Both Ron and Bill worked there full-time, with Ron being the company president.
Total sales in 1991 were $1,089,305, with orders averaging $90,775 per month. As was often the case, December had the most sales. That month they sold $174,406 of millwork. October and November were also very good months, with each averaging around $163,500. These three months helped to make up for a very slow first half of the year.
The contractor with the most purchases in dollar value was Custom Products Construction, then Conquest, Moncure & Dunn (CM&D). The largest order at Beckstoffers that year was for $117,000 to Custom Products for a Law Office. This order was placed in November 1991. The second largest single order was placed by T& P for the Virginia Historical Society’s Battle Abbey expansion. CM&D placed the most orders (18), followed by T&P (17).
The project with the most millwork that year was the Virginia Historical Society -expansion, another Taylor & Parrish job. Total sales for this job were $121,347.
Below is a list of some of the more noteworthy orders that year with the contractor’s name in parenthesis:
o CFB Garden Branch (Woolfolk Construction)
o Christian Children’s Fund ( Taylor & Parrish {T&P})
o Doswell Comb Cycle Factory (Conquest, Moncure & Dunn {CM&D})
o Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia (Taylor & Parrish)
o Black History Museum (Woolfolk Construction)
o John Tyler Community College, Bud Hall (Dixie Constructors)
o St. Mary’s Hospital Education Center (Kjellstrom & Lee)
o Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (CM&D)
o Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Evans Construction)
o Highland Springs, Douglas Freeman and Mills Godwin Field Houses (AD Whittaker)
o Jepson Hall, University of Richmond (John W. Daniel & Co.)
o Game & Inland Fisheries (Adkins Construction).
1991 saw an 18% drop in millwork orders from the prior year and total sales that year were basically at the same level as those in 1981. For the five years of records that we have from this decade (1990-1994), this was the worst year.
In 1991 total wages were $549,000 and the Mill had about 18 employees, with 11-12 in the shop and an additional 6 office staff. Both Ron and Bill worked there full-time, with Ron being the company president.
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