The Baker Furniture building on Monroe Avenue NW started as Grand Rapids Chair Co. in 1872 before it became a subsidiary of Sligh-Lowry Furniture Co. and eventually a part of Baker Furniture.

Grand Rapids Chair Co. The company: Founded in 1997, with headquarters at 625 Chestnut St. SW Employees: 15 at the new plant at 837 Godfrey Ave. SW; 110 overall.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – David Miller, founder of Grand Rapids Chair Company, has sued a California furniture-maker for injuries suffered after the chair he was sitting on collapsed.

CPSC, Grand Rapids Chair Company Announce Recalls Wood Dining Chairs Due to Fall Hazard. July 24, 2024. The recalled BBK Tree Climbers have a model number of BBK 10010, ...

They sold Lithibar in 1957 — the same year Baker Furniture purchased Sligh-Lowry’s Grand Rapids Chair Company. In the 1960s, Sligh-Lowry continued to make high-end desks and office furniture.

William Haldane, the so-called "Father of the Furniture Industry," settled in Grand Rapids in 1836 — 14 years before it became an official city.