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  1. Personal Life. Frank Winfield Woolworth was born on April 13, 1852, on a farm near Rodman in Jefferson County, New York. His parents, John Hubbell Woolworth and Fanny McBrier, had ancestors who came to America in 1660. He attended public school in Great Bend, New York, and later spent two short terms at a business school in Watertown, New York.

  2. Industrialist, Businessman. Born Frank Winfield WOOLWORTH. Founder of F. W. Woolworth Company. Born on April 13, 1852 in Rodman, New York, USA , United States. Died on April 8, 1919 in Glen Cove, New York, USA. Born on April 13 60. Deceased on April 08 41.

  3. Apr 8, 2022 · In 1913 he built the F.W. Woolworth building in New York City, New York, at a cost of $13.5 million dollars and at the time it was the tallest building in the world, measuring 792 feet. In 1916 he built his estate, Winfield Hall, in Glen Cove, New York, which contained 56 rooms where he died three years later.

  4. Mar 16, 2024 · Frank Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was the founder of F.W. Woolworth Company (now Foot Locker), an operator of discount stores that priced merchandise at five and ten cents. He pioneered the now-common practices of buying merchandise direct from manufacturers and fixing prices on items, rather than haggling.

  5. American businessman Frank Winfield Woolworth, who founded the F.W. Woolworth Co., was the originator of the five-and-ten variety store (i.e., a store that sells all items in stock for 10 cents or less). Woolworth was born on April 13, 1852, in Rodman, New York. After leaving school at age 16 and working for a period on his family’s farm ...

  6. Feb 22, 2023 · Biography: Frank Winfield Woolworth was an American entrepreneur, founding the F. W. Woolworth Company and operating a number of stores known as "Five-and-Dimes." He went from playing make-believe stores with his brother in childhood to owning 1,000 stores at the time of his death.

  7. Dec 11, 2023 · Frank Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was the founder of F. W. Woolworth Company, and operator of discount stores known as "Five-and-Dimes" that featured a selection of merchandise priced at five and ten cents. He pioneered the now-common practices of buying merchandise direct from manufacturers and fixing prices on items ...