Historedia
Person

Elisha Otis

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1853

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Elisha 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. Otis Elevator Company founded in Yonkers

    1853

    Role: Founder

    1. 1853 · YonkersFounding of Otis Elevator Company

      Otis founded the Otis Elevator Company in Yonkers, New York, in 1853, establishing the world's first elevator factory.

Sources

  1. Elisha Otis Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04
  2. Otis Worldwide Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05