P. E. Guerin

P.E. Guerin, Inc.
Company typePrivately held company
Founded1857; 168 years ago (1857)
FounderPierre Emmanuel Guerin
HeadquartersNew York City, U.S.
Key people
  • Andrew F. Ward (President)
  • Martin Grubman (Vice President)
ProductsBespoke hardware, furniture, lighting
OwnerWard family
Websitepeguerin.com

P.E. Guerin (/ɡəˈrɪn/; officially P.E. Guerin, Inc.) is the oldest decorative hardware firm in the United States and the only foundry based in New York City.[1] Founded in 1857 by French-born immigrant Pierre Emmanuel Guerin (d. 1911), it has remained in its current location in the Greenwich Village since 1892.[2][3][4] The company remains a family business in the fourth generation by Andrew F. Ward, the great-nephew of the founder.[5][6]

History

Pierre Emmanuel Guerin, originally from Brittany, France, immigrated to New York City in 1852 entering the country through Castle Garden in Lower Manhattan only aged 19. In 1857, he started Bertheley & Guerin which was the original predecessor of today's company as a general partnership specializing in metalworking.[7]

In 1892, the company moved to its current location at 23–25 Jane Street, in the Greenwich Village of New York City. Its currently owned and managed by the fifth generation and remains a family business. P.E. Guerin is the only operating foundry in Manhattan.[8]

References

  1. ^ "A Foundry on Jane Street: 2011 Village Awardee – Village Preservation". www.villagepreservation.org. 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  2. ^ "Lights, Hardware, Action!". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  3. ^ Payne, Christopher (2019-02-21). "Decades on the Job, and Counting". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  4. ^ "This 160-Year-Old Hardware Factory Is Straight Out of Harry Potter's Diagon Alley". House Beautiful. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  5. ^ "P.E. Guerin Foundry Continues their Legacy of Artistic Metalwork". copper.org. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  6. ^ Peterson, Benjamin (2017-03-06). "P.E. Guerin". b-peterson. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  7. ^ "History". peguerin.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  8. ^ Hirsch, Sian Ballen, Lesley Hauge, Jeff (2011-06-24). "P. E. Guerin | New York Social Diary". New York Social Diary. Retrieved 2023-11-14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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