Gilbane, Inc. (Gilbane) is a national construction and real estate development firm. It is the parent organization of Gilbane Building Company and Gilbane Development Company. Gilbane, Inc. is a sixth-generation, family-owned business.[2]
History
Founding and early history
Gilbane has its roots to 1870 when founder William H. Gilbane started a carpentry and general contracting firm.[3] His brother Thomas Gilbane joined him and the officially formed William Gilbane and Brother in 1883.[4] The company first focused on building homes and later expanded to churches, hospitals and other buildings. Some of the earlier buildings they constructed include the Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium and the Holy Name Church. Despite a fire destroying the company headquarters in 1897, Gilbane continued in business and in 1900 constructed a home for then Brown University president William Faunce