Henry Crown and Company

Henry Crown and Company is a privately held company based in Chicago, founded by Henry Crown.

At various times, the company has owned or controlled

• The Empire State Building^[1]
• General Dynamics^[2]
• Maytag^[3]
• Gillig
• Ravensburger
• Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

References

1. "Empire State Building to be sold again". The Dispatch (Lexington, KY). August 24, 1961.
2. Cook, Joan (August 16, 1990). "Henry Crown, Industrialist, Dies; Billionaire, 94, Rose From Poverty". New York Times.
3. Chase, Brett (August 22, 2005). "Crown family collects $86M in Maytag acquisition". Crain's Chicago Business.