Our History
Eagles Club Groundbreaking, 1927.
After receiving training in Germany and Switzerland, Ben B. Ganther, sailed to America. He arrived in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1888. For the next 16 years he worked as a mason for local contractors. His attention to detail can be seen today in structures throughout the Fox River Valley. In 1900, he started his business and by 1913, the company had grown into a full-service general contractor.
In 1923, Alfred R. Ganther, Sr., an engineer, joined the firm and remained active in the family business until his death in 1976.
His son Alfred (Fritz) R. Ganther, Jr., an architect by training, headed the company until retiring in 1992.
Fritz’s son, Ben Ganther, joined the firm in 1980 and became president in 1992.
Landmark Projects Completed Since 1900:
- Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) World Headquarters, Oshkosh, WI
- UW-Oshkosh Sports Complex, Oshkosh, WI
- Institute of Paper Chemistry Adaptive Reuse, Appleton, WI
- First Business Office Center, Appleton, WI
- Fratellos Waterfront Restaurant, Oshkosh and Appleton, WI
- James Street Inn, De Pere, WI
- Bella Vista and Bella Vista Manor (Adaptive Reuse of Former Mercy Medical Hospital), Oshkosh, WI
- Newman Center, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
- Eagles Club, Oshkosh, WI
- Jack’s Pizza and DiGiorno Pizza Factory (Kraft Foods), Little Chute, WI
- Rockwell International, Corporate Offices and Manufacturing Plant, Oshkosh, WI