Historedia
Person

Elisha Graves Otis

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1857

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Elisha Graves Otis, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Elisha Otis's first passenger elevator installed at 488 Broadway

    1857

    Role: Inventor and installer

    1. 1857-03-23 · E.V. Haughwout BuildingFirst Passenger Elevator Installation

      Elisha Otis installed the first passenger safety elevator at the E.V. Haughwout Building in New York City on March 23, 1857.

Sources

  1. Elisha Otis Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04
  2. E. V. Haughwout Building Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30