Part 1 of 4_Alfred Dolge Mansion and Daniel Green Factory _Dolgeville, NY_July 20th, 2000

Alfred Dolge (December 22, 1848-January 5, 1922) was a New York City and Dolgeville, New York industrialist, inventor, and author.[1] He was originally an importer and manufacturer of piano materials and later became a manufacturer of felt products. In 1874 Alfred Dolge went to Brockett’s Bridge, Fulton County, New York, prospecting for spruce wood to be used for piano sounding boards. In 1887 the citizens unanimously petitioned the authorities at Washington to change the name of the place from Brockett’s Bridge to Dolgeville, New York.[2] Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Philiosophy 3 Legacy 4 References 5 External links [edit] Biography Alfred Dolge was born December 22, 1848 in Chemnitz, Saxony. He attended public school in Leipzig until he was 16 when he entered his fathers’ business, the A. Dolge and Co., Piano Manufacturers, as an apprentice. He pursued high school studies in a night school conducted by the Free Masons in Leipzig and received his diploma from them. He first came to the United States when he was 17. He remained permanently in 1868 and worked in piano making and importing in New York City.[2] He first came to Brockett’s Bridge, now Dolgeville, in 1874 in search of a suitable location for more felt manufacturing. In April 1875, he began manufacturing in the old tannery which he purchased, which later became the Dolge Company Factory Complex. Within a few years Dolgeville grew from 325 to over 2000, many of whom were German immigrants whom he had …