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The JJH Legacy
Joseph J. Henderson & Son, Inc. (JJH) has grown to become one of the largest and most well respected commercial general contracting firms in norther Illinois. The Henderson heritage has grown strong in the Chicago area especially in Lake, McHenry, DuPage, Will, Kane and Cook Counties.

JJH Through the Years

1928

Joseph J. Henderson, Founder In 1928 Joseph J. Henderson and brother-in-law Guy Lund, started a successful residential construction company, Henderson & Lund. All was going well until the Great Depression ground construction to a halt. The business did survive and, once the Depression eased, work was again plentiful until World War II. Guy Lund sold his share of the company to Joe for $369 and went to work for a defense contractor.