Henry Crown and Company
Appearance
Henry Crown and Company is a privately held company based in Chicago, founded by Henry Crown.
At various times, the company has owned or controlled
- The Empire State Building[1]
- General Dynamics[2]
- Maytag[3]
- Gillig
- Ravensburger[citation needed]
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
References
- ^ "Empire State Building to be sold again". The Dispatch (Lexington, KY). August 24, 1961.
- ^ Cook, Joan (August 16, 1990). "Henry Crown, Industrialist, Dies; Billionaire, 94, Rose From Poverty". New York Times.
- ^ Chase, Brett (August 22, 2005). "Crown family collects $86M in Maytag acquisition". Crain's Chicago Business.