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| Purdy and Henderson | |
| Company type | Partnership |
| Industry | Construction |
| Founded | c. 1890 in Chicago, Illinois |
| Founders | Corydon Tyler Purdy, Lightner Henderson |
| Defunct | c. 1944 in New York, New York |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, 1894 |
Number of locations | Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Seattle, Washington; and Havana, Cuba |
Purdy and Henderson was a New York City-based engineering firm founded by Corydon Tyler Purdy and Lightner Henderson. They were active in the United States and Cuba between 1890 and 1944.
Purdy and Henderson was founded in Chicago, and transferred their headquarters to New York City in 1896. They eventually had branch offices in Boston, Seattle, Chicago, and Havana.[1] Purdy and Henderson were a patron of the Seattle Architectural Club in 1910. Lightner Henderson died prematurely in 1916, but the firm continued to operate under the name of Purdy and Henderson well after his death. Purdy and Henderson, Engineers, collaborated with architect H. Craig Severance on 40 Wall Street, which for one month in 1930, was the tallest building in the world. The firm most likely closed at about the time of Corydon Purdy's death in 1944.[2]
They worked on the John B. Agen Warehouse in Downtown Seattle in 1910 and the Royal Insurance Company Headquarters Building #2 in Financial District, San Francisco, among others.[3][4] Purdy and Henderson designed several buildings in New York City, including One Times Square, Macy's Herald Square, and the Flatiron Building.
- ^ "Purdy & Henderson". Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Purdy and Henderson, Engineers (Partnership)". Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "John B., Warehouse, Downtown, Seattle, WA". Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Royal Insurance Company, Limited". Retrieved October 12, 2018.