In 1863, Patterson bought property at the foot of North Third Street, where he started a shipbuilding, dockage and a sawing and planing mill.

[1] Ariel Patterson was a well-known resident of Brooklyn, New York who had a good reputation for his work as a shipbuilder.

[4][2] He also built the three-masted side-wheel SS Yankee Blade, one of the first steamships to trade between to New York and San Francisco.

When the firm went out of business in 1853, Patterson continued in shipbuilding at the foot of North Eighth Street, next to the shipyard of Perrine & Stack.

The document was the result of a meeting that was held at the office of William H. Webb between the shipbuilders of the port of New York.

[7] On July 10, 1863, Patterson purchased the half blocks at the foot of North 3rd Street, Brooklyn, New York for shipbuilding and dockage.

[9] Patterson also created a sawing and planing mill for shipbuilding at the North 3rd Street location.

[11] In 1865, Patterson worked with Julius H. Kroehl to produce the Sub Marine Explorer submarine based on a modified design of a 1858 patent by Van Buren Ryerson.