Construction of poured concrete homes, inexpensive and fireproof.

In 1918, Gleason was appointed the president of First National Bank of East Rochester when the previous president moved overseas. Her time at the bank was mostly concerned with real estate and construction projects. One company she helped launch was a housing project in East Rochester named the Concrest Community. At Concrest, she began experimenting with concrete to build fireproof houses at an affordable cost, using a pouring method she developed and mass production methods learned from the Gleason Works. The Concrest homes were sold for a price of no more than $4,000. For her work in construction, she also became the first female member of the American Concrete Institute.

Improvement in trailer & drawbar

Category:
Engineering - Materials

Completion Status:
yes

Patent Number:
FR503798A

Co-Inventor:
none