COMPANY HISTORY
Gerald W. Matthews
Contractor & Builder, LTD.


               When Stanley Matthews began building new custom homes in 1924, he scarcely  
        could have imagined that his family business would span the remainder of the 20th
        century.  His dealings with people were sincere and honest, and his craftsmanship
        straight and true.  He subscribed to the Golden Rule, and to the old adage... "The rule
        for talkin' is the same as the rule for carpenterin' - measure twice and saw once".  

               More importantly, he instilled these values in his son Gerald, who         
        apprenticed under Stanley, and carried on the business after Stanley's death in 1947,      
        Gerald conducted his personal and professional life in the same manner, and passed in
        on to his son David.

                David worked summers and weekends with his father during high school.  After  
        graduation in 1979, he began his career in building and remodeling, and has been "on-  
        the-job" full-time for over 30 years.

                When Gerald passed on in 1993, David was well prepared to continue the family
        business with the honesty, integrity, and craftsmanship carried down from his father
        and grandfather.

                The Matthews' workshop has been located at 331 Dayton Avenue in Xenia for
        over 50 years.  David recently added another building and an acre and a half of land
        to the shop complex.

                One can hardly turn a corner in Xenia and Greene County without seeing a
        home or commercial building constructed by Stanley, Gerald, and/or David         
        Matthews.  Gerald constructed the first new building in downtown Xenia following the
        devastating 1974 tornado.  David was honored to have been selected to build the
        replica of the Xenia Station on the Little Miami Bicycle Trail.  The original station was
        built in the 1880's, and served thousands of Xenians - including Stanley and Gerald
        Matthews - as they departed and arrived on the Pennsylvania Railroad.

                David and his wife Patsy live in the new development of Dorset Downs in Xenia.
        David has two children - Natalie and Jerry.  David and Patsy are both members of the  
        Beavercreek Christian Church on Shakertown Rd. in Beavercreek.  Not surprisingly,
        his hobbies include carpentry and fine cabinetry.

                A fourth generation of Matthews builders?  David's daughter Natalie obtained her
        Associates of Applied Science in Architectural Technologies from Sinclair
        Community College and her Bachelors of Science in Construction Management from
        The University of Cincinnati.  She is on board full-time with the Matthews'
        business.  She takes on the role as office manager which entails; accounting, in-house
        drafting, and sales.  She plans to become the fourth generation of the Matthews'
        business.

                David keeps abreast of new ideas, but always with a glance at his past.  Because
        no matter how much things change, you still must "measure twice and saw once".