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206 E. Tutt Street <br />legal description <br />Denniston & Fellow's Addition <br />historical notes <br />Albert P. Sibley, from Worcester County, Massachusetts, formed a general machine <br />repairing business with machinist,John R. Mills, and a pattern -maker, George 0. <br />Fare, 1;i the early 1870's. They searched for opportunities in the Midwest and <br />ecided to establish a firm in South Bend. <br />In 1874, the firm of Sibley, Mills & Ware was established in a building on the <br />Jest Race, near Washington Street. They later moved to the former Bissell machine <br />shops on the riverfront. In 1878, the company began producing drill presses, for <br />whi:.n they are most known. In 1883, the shops were destroyed by fire, so the site <br />betwe3n E. Tutt and Sample was purchased, and buildings began to spring up. <br />The two two-story facades along__East Tutt Street date from. about 1890, and served <br />as a machine and pulley shop and a blacksmith shop:, Circa 1900 foundry opera- <br />tions began in a new building on Eckmann Street. Drill presses were manufactured <br />under patents granted to. A. P. Sibley. In 1904, Sibley Machine Tool Company was <br />incorporated and international sales -began. Sibley purchased the entire business. <br />Mr. Sibley died in 1907, and, in 191.2, William Holland, fhe manager and president, <br />purchased control of the company. When.he died in 1922, his son-in-law, Bernard <br />J. Voll, became president. <br />Auto, parts castings for General Motors, defense production,machine tools and parts <br />for one of it.s best customers, such as South Bend Lathe, drilling and grinding <br />machines were produced by the company. In January, 1968, the production of Sibley <br />drills was phased out.. The company now makes automotive parts, construction equip- <br />ment and equipment for the fluid power industries. <br />Stephenson's Manufacturing Company to east of Si.bley's first buildings) <br />source of information <br />V'= Sibley Machine & Tool Co., P.R. pamphlet, 1974 (1000 Anniversary) <br />South Bend Tribune "Sibley Machine & South Bend Toy". by Judy Favero - 5/19/74 <br />South Bend News 11/22/05 <br />South Bend News/Tim.-:s 10/25/27 <br />Sanborn's maps <br />Tax Assessor's office*- Portage Township