Arshag Karagheusian
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Arshag Karagheusian was an Armenian
rug manufacturer and co-owner of A. & M. Karagheusian, Inc.. He also served as the head of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
becoming its 4th president from 1943 to 1952, after Boghos Nubar
, Calouste Gulbenkian
and Zareh Nubar
.
in 1896 to go to England
and then to the United States
. Their family had been in the rug trade in Turkey since 1818, and they began in the United States in 1897 as rug importers.
They expanded into manufacturing in 1903. By 1927 they had 15 broadlooms and 196 single looms. They were the only manufacturers of "Gulistan Rug" carpets, a style which they developed. They were commissioned to make the carpet for Radio City Music Hall
in 1932 and for the United States Supreme Court building in 1933.
The company A. & M. Karagheusian, Inc. was headquartered at 295 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
. The manufacturing plant was located in Freehold Township, New Jersey
, where it operated for 60 years before closing in 1964. At its peak operation in the 1930s, it employed 1,700 people. They stopped manufacturing oriental-style carpets in 1953.
Arshag Karagheusian and his wife had the following children:
Arshag Karagheusian died on September 24, 1963 in Larchmont, New York
. He was 92.
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
rug manufacturer and co-owner of A. & M. Karagheusian, Inc.. He also served as the head of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
Armenian General Benevolent Union
The Armenian General Benevolent Union abbreviated as AGBU, is a non-profit Armenian organization. It was established in Cairo, Egypt in 1906...
becoming its 4th president from 1943 to 1952, after Boghos Nubar
Boghos Nubar
Boghos Nubar also known as Boghos Nubar Pasha was a Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly, liberal, the son of Egyptian Prime Minister Nubar Pasha and the founder, alongside ten other Armenian national movement leaders, of the Armenian General Benevolent Union on April 15, 1905.He was the...
, Calouste Gulbenkian
Calouste Gulbenkian
Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian was an Armenian businessman and philanthropist. He played a major role in making the petroleum reserves of the Middle East available to Western development...
and Zareh Nubar
Zareh Nubar
Zareh Nubar was son of Boghos Nubar, the founder of the Armenian General Benevolent Union and grandson of the Egyptian Prime Minister Nubar Pasha....
.
Career
Arshag Karagheusian and his brother Miran Karagheusian (1874–1948) fled TurkeyTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in 1896 to go to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and then to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Their family had been in the rug trade in Turkey since 1818, and they began in the United States in 1897 as rug importers.
They expanded into manufacturing in 1903. By 1927 they had 15 broadlooms and 196 single looms. They were the only manufacturers of "Gulistan Rug" carpets, a style which they developed. They were commissioned to make the carpet for Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...
in 1932 and for the United States Supreme Court building in 1933.
The company A. & M. Karagheusian, Inc. was headquartered at 295 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. The manufacturing plant was located in Freehold Township, New Jersey
Freehold Township, New Jersey
Freehold Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 36,184. Freehold Township was first formed on October 31, 1693, and was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21,...
, where it operated for 60 years before closing in 1964. At its peak operation in the 1930s, it employed 1,700 people. They stopped manufacturing oriental-style carpets in 1953.
Arshag Karagheusian and his wife had the following children:
- Jean Karagheusian (1898–2000), who married Mr. Hallaure; she was aka Alice Hallaure;
- Charles Karagheusian (1903–1977), who married Artemis Tavshanjian (1904–1990) on April 30, 1927;
- Oshin Karagheusian (1904–1986), who married Mr. Agathon.
Arshag Karagheusian died on September 24, 1963 in Larchmont, New York
Larchmont, New York
Larchmont is a village in Westchester County, New York. The population was 5,864 at the 2010 census. It is located within the town of Mamaroneck, on the shore of Long Island Sound, northeast of Midtown Manhattan...
. He was 92.