1882

Thomas Edison opened the first publicly owned and operated electric generating station on Pearl Street in New York City.

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1884

John D. Hatzel and Joseph Buehler start the partnership of Hatzel & Buehler, and open the Company’s first office in New York City.

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1895

The Company wires several landmark estates for electricity, including The Biltmore Estate, in Asheville, North Carolina and The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island.

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1901

The Company joins the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA). Hatzel & Buehler continues to be the longest continuous member of NECA.

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1903

Mr. Hatzel & Mr. Buehler attended a New York Electrical Contractors Association Meeting, where Mr. Hatzel served multiple terms as President of the Association.

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1906

Hatzel & Buehler provided electrical installation services inside of A.I. duPont’s newly constructed Bell Tower.

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1917

Hatzel & Buehler incorporates in New York City and opens an office in Wilmington, Delaware.

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1924

Completes electrical work at the newly constructed New York Telephone Company.

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1929

Builds the electrical substations for the Lackawanna Train Line which transported people into New York City from the New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey suburbs.

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1931

Completes electrical work at the Chrysler Building in New York City.

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1936

Completes electrical work at the General Electric Building in New York City.

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1938

The president of Hatzel & Buehler signs the First Pension Agreement between Local 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the New York Electrical Contractors Association.

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1939

The New York World’s Fair opens. Hatzel & Buehler completes electrical installations at multiple exhibits within the World’s Fair.

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1939-1945

Throughout World War II, Hatzel & Buehler works directly for the US War Department and the US Naval Department, supporting their various electrical needs.

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1948

The Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii is completed. Hatzel & Buehler performs electrical installations in the hospital buildings. The hospital remains the largest military hospital in the Asian and Pacific Rim region.

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1951

Hatzel & Buehler completes electrical installations at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.

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1957

The first US Nuclear Power Plant (Shippingport Atomic Power Station) is constructed. Hatzel & Buehler wires the power station.

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1967

Hatzel & Buehler completes electrical work at the newly constructed Ford Motor’s Corporate Headquarters Building in Dearborn, Michigan.

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1968

Completes the second phase of electrical work on the Delaware Memorial Bridge (the first phase was completed in 1951).

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1971-1972

Provides electrical construction within various terminals at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York.

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1973

Finishes the 30 story, 810,000 square foot Communications Equipment Building for the New York Telephone Company.

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1977

Completes electrical installation at the 70 story, 5,000,000 square foot, newly constructed Ford Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan.

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1979

Performs electrical installation at Johnson & Johnson’s World Corporate Headquarters in New Jersey and continues to perform on-site work for Johnson & Johnson to the present.

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1982

Completes electrical installation at Epcot Center at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

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