Wendell, Frank A.

Frank A. Wendell, born in Portsmouth, N.H. in 1854, built up his business to be one of the largest plumbing suppliers in the

Salem area. F.A. Wendell Plumber at one time employed forty-five plumbers and three bookkeepers to handle all the business.

He had his main store in the Kinsman Block, 79 Washington Street. After a stint at the Navy yard in Kittery, Maine, he graduated

as a journeyman plumber in 1871. Arriving in Salem, he worked first for Daniel Staten, then after his death, he took over his plumbing business. He opened

a second store in Watertown and then a third in Beverly.

See Also

Illustrated history of Salem and environs : issued as the souvenir edition of the Salem Evening News and describing and illustrating Salem, Massachusetts and immediate vicinity from first settlement to present day Ed. by Gillespie (photos of his store and house) p. 133-135