In 1927, Henry began peddling ice from a nearby warehouse to neighbors, and by bringing baggage to and from Boston’s piers for his Cambridge neighborhood’s large Italian immigrant population. A Cantabridgian, he started his business on Shepard St.

For years, Henry concentrated on rigging and moving the world’s finest pianos for many of Boston’s famous visiting artists. Henry moved pianos for Arthur Fielder at Symphony Hall and Tangle wood, as well as moved Raytheon’s first microwave oven.

Henry F. Owens, Inc. has planned, organized, coordinated, and performed thousands of office relocations annually for many of the largest corporate and educational institutions in the Greater Boston area.

Today, Henry F. Owens, Inc. is the oldest minority-owned company in New England.