Joseph Preston, Sr (middle) was born in 1907 in Greenville, Texas, to Summers Preston (left) and Ada Gee (right). The family later moved to East St. Louis where Joseph founded Preston Contracting.
Preston Family's Major Construction Projects
Formed in the 1930's, Preston Contracting (later the company would become Preston Construction) worked on many buildings in East St. Louis, some of which still exist today. Here's a sampling of the projects.
