Orr Iron Company

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a.k.a. Shelby Steel-Orr Iron

a.k.a. Orr Building

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1913	Building is erected
2007	Vacated and purchased by federal government
2008	Torn down to expand Lloyd Expressway

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company founded 1835, erected 1913 By 1925 it was used as a warehouse supplier of automobile parts Spared when the Lloyd was built but very cramped http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=952698 http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=673481 1991 small business incubator

Once the interchange at Fulton and the Lloyd got the green light, the building met its fate. The Orr Building was too close to the intersection and plans called for demolition. The lintel over the door and cornerstone were removed to be reused in the clocktower? at USI. It was razed overnight on June 24, 2008

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