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C.R. Patterson and Sons

American car manufacturing company

C.R. Patterson and Sons was an American automotive company headquartered in Greenfield, Ohio and for one year in Gallia, Ohio; founded by Charles Richard Patterson. The Pattersons were the first African Americans to manufacture automobiles, their company manufacturing and marketing the Patterson-Greenfield automobile for model years 1914-17 with overall production reaching 150 — none known to have survived.2 It was founded by Frederick Patterson.1 It ceased to exist in 1939.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1915Founded1
  • HeadquartersGreenfield1

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The C.R. Patterson & Sons Company Patterson-Greenfield Automobile
Photo: Public Domain, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

C.R. Patterson and Sons was an American automotive company headquartered in Greenfield, Ohio and for one year in Gallia, Ohio; founded by Charles Richard Patterson. The Pattersons were the first African Americans to manufacture automobiles, their company manufacturing and marketing the Patterson-Greenfield automobile for model years 1914-17 with overall production reaching 150 — none known to have survived.2

The story

Founded by Frederick Patterson in 1915.1

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Timeline

  1. 1939Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1915Founded Founded1

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