Henry Crown

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  www.pitandquarry.com/pitandquarry/article/articleDetail - [Cached Version]
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  When Henry Crown and his two brothers, Sol and Irving, founded Material Service Corp. in 1919, it was the smallest of 80 aggregate companies in Chicago.But, through the years, the company has grown to become one of the largest producers, selling to customers in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.
  
  According to the late Henry Crown, "We started on the premise that our building material was really no different than

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  Lester's father, Henry, was born to a Lithuanian immigrant sweatshop worker, Arie Krinsky, and his wife Ida.
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  His father changed the family name to Crown when Henry was a boy, and Henry never went to school beyond 8th grade.
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  Henry Crown and his two brothers, Sol and Irving, started Material Services in 1919, a mining company located primarily in Illinois and northwestern Indiana that sold sand and gravelâ€"materials that helped build the Civic Opera House and the Merchandise Mart."That was our heart and soul," says Crown."That's what we did."Indeed, it was.Crown told The New York Times, "We ate and slept business."

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  The scholarships have been established in the memory of Colonel Henry Crown, founder of Material Service Corporation and a laureate in JA's Chicago Business Hall of Fame.

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  20. Henry Crown, along with his two brothers, started Material Service Corporation in 1919 and launched a business empire that came to include ownership of the Empire State Building and interests in the Hilton Corporation and General Dynamics.He was a decorated colonel serving in the Corps of Engineers in World War II.The Crown family has been a major source of funds for numerous Jewish causes, with special support for Jewish education.

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  Chicago Jewish News -- Jewish Chicago's Hometown... - [Cached Version]
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  20. Henry Crown, along with his two brothers, started Material Service Corporation in 1919 and launched a business empire that came to include ownership of the Empire State Building and interests in the Hilton Corporation and General Dynamics. He was a decorated colonel serving in the Corps of Engineers in World War II. The Crown family has been a major source of funds for numerous Jewish causes, with special support for Jewish education.

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  Chicago Jewish News -- Jewish Chicago's Hometown... - [Cached Version]
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  20. Henry Crown, along with his two brothers, started Material Service Corporation in 1919 and launched a business empire that came to include ownership of the Empire State Building and interests in the Hilton Corporation and General Dynamics.He was a decorated colonel serving in the Corps of Engineers in World War II.The Crown family has been a major source of funds for numerous Jewish causes, with special support for Jewish education.

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  20. Henry Crown , along with his two brothers , started Material Service Corporation in 1919 and launched a business empire that came to include ownership of the Empire State Building and interests in the Hilton Corporation and General Dynamics.He was a decorated colonel serving in the Corps of Engineers in World War II.The Crown family has been a major source of funds for numerous Jewish causes , with special support for Jewish education.
  
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  Like Henry Crown , he grew up in the Wicker Park neighborhood , and later earned a law degree from Harvard.He helped develop a diversified group of companies that included the Hyatt Hotel chain , Hammond Organ and McCall's magazine.He and his family have made substantial financial contributions to numerous institutions in Chicago , throughout the country and in Israel.

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  20. Henry Crown , along with his two brothers , started Material Service Corporation in 1919 and launched a business empire that came to include ownership of the Empire State Building and interests in the Hilton Corporation and General Dynamics.He was a decorated colonel serving in the Corps of Engineers in World War II.The Crown family has been a major source of funds for numerous Jewish causes , with special support for Jewish education.
  
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  Like Henry Crown , he grew up in the Wicker Park neighborhood , and later earned a law degree from Harvard.He helped develop a diversified group of companies that included the Hyatt Hotel chain , Hammond Organ and McCall's magazine.He and his family have made substantial financial contributions to numerous institutions in Chicago , throughout the country and in Israel.

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  IIT Campus Renewal Tour: S.R. Crown Hall - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/10/2001    Last Visited: 8/4/2001  

  Colonel Henry Crown was a member of IIT's Board of Trustees.
  
  Crown Hall is one of Mies's greatest masterworks.An early example of a large clear-span structure , Crown Hall is a column-free , flexible space , 120 feet by 220 feet , with an 18-foot high ceiling in its Upper Core.Four exterior columns on each side of the building stand 60 feet apart and support four plate girders from which the roof is hung.Through its careful details and clean proportions , the structure of S.R. Crown Hall is also the ornament.Inside the building , free-standing partitions suggest spaces for studios and exhibition.

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  When Henry Crown and his two brothers - Sol and Irving - founded Material Service Corp. in 1919, it was the smallest among 80 other aggregate purveyors in Chicago.But, through the years the company has grown to become one of the largest producers, selling to customers in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.According to the late Henry Crown: "We started on the premise that our building material was really no different than any competitor's, so we had to provide something extra.

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