The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-10-15
AN OLD NAME IN A NEW PLACE.
The Eircmcn's Insurance Company
Building.

The erection of fine ediliCes in Washing
ton has been by no means confined to dwelling houses
The Increase OF business has been witnessed by struc
lures devoted 10 that use rapidly arising along our
chiet lhaIOughfucs. Among these one OF our Oldest
and staunchcst city corporations has lately given
ohe OF rs progressive HE 10y occupying prominent
site at the corner Of seventh street aud Louisiana
avenue win Its new Offices This corner one of the
most conspicuous washington, has long been rather
an eyesOic 10y Its painuess aud indeed ugness of as
pect The Firemeu's Insurance Company, attracted
by It's value acquired lie lots, and some months ago
cleared them ut their burden of bricks and mortar
aud laid the foundations Of a and stateer build
ing, witch has 50 far advanced that MS romDlntIon
aud occupation is looked for by January l. The exte.
rior Is Cypress brick, with Nurth River blue stone
trimmings aud the front Is thirty-sN feet LOUISE
ana avenue by sixty feet seventh street. the height
being iiNe and hali stories, surnouncd by hand
some Cupola. An elevator Of the best pattern make,
lhe upper ilpors easily accessible. beneath are large
and wchuilt cellars for storage coal vaults aud tile
heating apparatus which last Is considered as nearly
perfect IN design aud execution as any In the Dis
tTlCt in fact all the Internal apulncps for con
yeniencc and comfort throughout the building The
hrst door will be occupied by the Firemens Insur-
ahce company for It's business, with the exception Of
one fine room for store - or shop on seventh
street. All above this viii he rented for Offices for
which there Is great demand, owing to the desira-
building.
or tne Firemeu's Insurance Company 1t Is sufficient
to say that II was chartered by Congress In 1887 aud
mas zone steady conservative but constantly nCTeas
ing business ever since, Its cash capital 200 600
ana surplus fund $3.50, 900. During Its long hon
Orable history II has been managed by some of our
most prominent and respected citizen, aud It Is
therefore inseparably connected with all personal
"reminiscences Of both Washington and Georgetown.
Ihat IL Is sti advancing IN growth Is sutficiently
testified by the handsome Improvement II has lust
added TO central Washington ami win soon occupy.
IL VIII also loo remembered that when not long ago
comparatively new company, formed by some Of our
most substantial men retired from business on ac-
count on the Keen competition In rates, all It's risks,
being largely those of It's directors were relnsured M
the rlfemeu'B In preference 20 any other company.
The present organization Is Mr.. \. A. WILSON, Uresl.
| dent; Thomas Parker, vice president: with M.,srs
| Andrew Rothwcll, william T.. Howard, JOSEPH
| l.edlefn, William j. WILSON, T.. q. DAVIS, Dame
kolb Frank Hume, +. \ Lutz, a., George "
| tTOpey samuel 4. Nhrauvy, ana John NJ. Water
| IS the Board Of Directors. Mr.. Glen. ". HOWar
Is the popular secretary, with H. II. Hazard as as
slsant. IL Is scarcely necessary 10 wish the Fire
men any more substantial prosperity, but It is cer
tanly gratifying 10 see that ~ Is not falling behn
IN the race Of commercial enterprise, but Is Wide
awake rs any at It, competitors 10 hpmr or abroad
besides being much safer Than many.