Cornell History
1800-1856 1862-1886 1897-Early 1900's 1906-1926 1929-1952 1965-2003
1862
The firm provides gun turrets and spare parts for Miantonomoh and Amphitrite which were Monitor class warships used in the civil war.
1870
After the death of W.W., a new partnership between J.B. and his son J.M. is formed, with shops at 26th Street and 11th Avenue.
1880
The works of J.B. & J.M Cornell became one of the largest manufacturing operations in New York City, employing 1,200 at its peak. It provided steel and iron work for The Product Exchange, probably the largest ironwork contract ever given in New York City, The Havemeyer Building, The US Trust Building, and over 13,000 tons of elevated railroad structure for New York and Brooklyn Stations.
1883-1886
The firm provided circular stairs and ironwork for the Brooklyn Bridge and the iron base and stairways for the Statue of Liberty. It was the largest customer of the Carnegie Steel Company at the time.