7 ▁Goth enburg , ▁Sweden ▁– ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Chicago ) ▁– ▁who ▁began ▁at ▁Stra ube ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁as ▁a ▁book keeper ▁and ▁st en ograph er ▁– ▁ ▁purchased ▁the ▁entire ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁partner ▁and ▁became ▁president ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁Chicago ▁area ▁piano ▁manufact ur ers ▁that ▁were ▁recognized ▁nation ally . ▁▁ ▁New ▁factory , ▁Hamm ond , ▁Indiana ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁the ▁Stra ube ▁P iano ▁Company ▁moved ▁its ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁executive ▁offices ▁from ▁Chicago ▁to ▁a ▁newly ▁built ▁piano ▁factory ▁in ▁Hamm ond , ▁Indiana ▁– ▁in ▁the ▁Cal um et ▁Region ▁– ▁on ▁five ▁acres ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Mon on ▁and ▁the ▁Chicago , ▁C inc inn ati ▁& ▁Louis ville ▁rail ways . ▁The ▁new ▁factory ▁was ▁custom ▁designed ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁ 3 - story ▁facility , ▁with ▁a ▁bas ement , ▁with ▁ 3 4 , 0 0 0 ▁sq . ▁ft . ▁of ▁factory ▁space . ▁The ▁exterior ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁a ▁light ▁gray ▁colored ▁brick , ▁made ▁in ▁Michigan ▁City , ▁Indiana , ▁known ▁as ▁O e hl m acher ▁brick . ▁The ▁factory ▁was ▁of ▁mill ▁construction . ▁The ▁main ▁structure ▁was ▁ 1 6 0 ▁x ▁ 5 0