George M. Pullman, famous inventor of the Pullman sleeping car, made his first fortune moving buildings. Something of a showman, Pullman once raised a four-story Chicago hotel without evacuating a single guest. Moving is still a "main event" in any town, and the sight of a historic building trundling down the street always draws a crowd of sidewalk superintendents. Our company has operated as a family business for three generations. We're called "structural movers," not house movers, because we don't want to be confused with businesses that move household belongings. A structural mover can shift a house from a flood plain or move a well-built house to a better lot. We've moved houses back from busy roads and elevated houses