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Monarch Engineering Co. was an American firm of
Denver, Colorado
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active in engineering and construction services. John A. Crook and his brother, Guy A. Crook of Falls City, were founders of the Monarch Engineering company which had its origin and main offices at Falls City, with offices in Kansas City, and Denver. Under the management of these men the Monarch Engineering company had risen to become an important and prosperous concern and a vast amount of bridge construction, city paving, irrigation-dam building, and public building work has been done under their supervision. Within ten years after the firm had been in operation, or since 1908, its activities constantly increased and in 1917 they purchased the Denver Steel and Iron Works in order to facilitate the material supply part of the construction work in which they were engaged.
Mr. Crook was born in Falls City, April 9, 1879, a son of the late W. H. Crook, hardware merchant. He received his education in the public and high schools of Falls City and studied in the state university. He pursued an engineering course with the International Correspondence school of Scranton, Pa., and was first employed with the Canton Bridge company of Omaha as structural and construction engineer for two years, 1898 to 1900. He returned to Falls City in 1900 and entered the employ of the John Gilligan Bridge company and remained with this concern until 1908. He then established the Monarch Engineering Company, being joined by his brother, Guy A. Crook, in 1910.
In October 1916 the growth of the concern required that he locate in Denver where he had charge of the Denver Steel and Iron Works and looked after the company's western operations.
A number of its works are listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
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Works include:
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Cargill Pool Elevator
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, 1489 Fuhrmann Boulevard,
Buffalo, NY
* Cargill Superior elevator, also known as Superior elevator or Cargill "S", 874 Ohio Street,
Buffalo, New York
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Concrete-Central Elevator
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History
Concrete Central was built between 1915 and 1917 at the height of World War I. Due ...
, 175 Buffalo River,
Buffalo, New York
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(Monarch Engineering Co.), NRHP-listed
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* EAU Arvada Bridge, Cty. Rd. CN3-38, Arvada, Wyoming (Monarch Engineering Co.), NRHP-listed][
*]EFP Bridge over Owl Creek
The EFP Bridge spans Owl Creek in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. The bridge was erected in 1919–20 by the Monarch Engineering Company of Denver, Colorado, Denver and spans with a total length of . The rigid 7-panel Parker truss, Parker (camelback ...
, Cty. Rd. CN15-28, Thermopolis, Wyoming (Monarch Engineering Co.), NRHP-listed[
* EJP County Line Bridge, Rd. CN9-60, ]Hyattville, Wyoming
Hyattville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 75 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Hyattville is located at (44.248802, -107.605677).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...
(Monarch Engineering Co.), NRHP-listed[
* Little Hell Canyon Bridge, abandoned US 89 over Little Hell Canyon, ]Drake, Arizona
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(Monarch Engineering Co.), NRHP-listed[
*]Prairie Dog Creek Bridge
The Prairie Dog Creek Bridge, near Orleans, Nebraska, is a historic Camelback pony truss bridge that was built in 1913. It was designed and built by Monarch Engineering Co., with its steel was fabricated by Jones & Laughlin Steel Co. Also des ...
, Twp. Rd. over Prairie Dog Cr., 8.5 mi. S and 1 mi. W of Orleans, Orleans, Nebraska (Monarch Engineering Co.), NRHP-listed[
*]Rairden Bridge
The Rairden Bridge is a Pennsylvania through truss near Manderson, Wyoming, which crosses the Big Horn River. The bridge was built in 1916 by the Monarch Engineering Company. The bridge cost $30,986, making it one of the most expensive bridges ...
, S of Big Horn Cty. Rd. CN9-30, Manderson, Wyoming
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(Monarch Engineering Co.), NRHP-listed[
*]Rio Grande Bridge at San Juan Pueblo
The Rio Grande Bridge at San Juan Pueblo, crossing the Rio Grande near Alcalde, New Mexico, is a Parker pony truss bridge built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
It is a four-span bridge located about s ...
, NM 74 over Rio Grande, Alcalde, New Mexico
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , ...
(Monarch Engineering Company), NRHP-listed[
*]Sanders Bridge
Sanders Bridge is a steel truss bridge straddling the Puerco River, near Sanders, Arizona. It was constructed in 1923 and gained National Historic status in 1988.
History
The Arizona Highway Department (AHD) began a major improvement in what was ...
, Indian Rt. 9402 over the Puerco River, Sanders, Arizona
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Sanders has the ZIP code ...
(Monarch Engineering Co.), NRHP-listed[
*]Wheeler Elevator
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* Wheeler, California, an unincorporated community
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* Wheeler, Indiana, a c ...
, 385 Ganson Street, Buffalo, New York
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Defunct construction and civil engineering companies
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Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1908
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