Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-14
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TIE EVENING STAR moved to its bull dings at
The corner OF 11th. street and Pennsylvania
avenue in July. 1881. Prior 10 that time 1t had
been published in an old building at the south
vest corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and 1Ith
Street, lately occupied BY Thomas Bowling,
The auctioneer, but which disappeared when
that square was cleared . few months ago to
make room for . new city postoffice. When
the STAR first moved across to to the north
hide of the avenue it occupied only
the marble front building on the corner and
The adjoining building on Eleventh street,
which extended back into the square. forming
an Il with the main building. These two
buildings were at the time considered ample
10 accommodate the paper. The business
once occupied the first floor Of the main
building, and the press rooms and engine
room the ground floor. TIE STAR was then
equipped with a now perfectfng press, one OF
ne fastest presses made. Up to that time 1t
mad been printed on four cylinder Hoe
press. which IN Its day considered a mar
vel OF mechanism. Its last great performance
was to prin: $1,000 copies Of THE STAR on the
day that President Garfield shot The
growth of the paper, however, demanded not
only more room but greater press facilities, SO
when HE STAR company purchased and moved
INTO the buildings on the north side of Penn
sylvanis avenue it furnished the new Office
wish a new and modern press Steadily and
rapidly the circulation OF the paper increased
until it outgrew even this modern press and
mate to 1t was purchased. The editorial rooms
then as now. occupied the second floor Of the
main building. and the composing room occupied
the fourth floor. 1t while thus situated
tbst The STAR suffered its first serious vista
tion BY fire.
IN ENLARGED QUARTERS.
The SrAH,s continued growth before many
years made still further additions to the press
facilities necessary, SO a third rapid perfecting
press was added to its equipment, and in 1889,
new building was added TO those already &C.
cupied- This new building, adjoining on 18th
street that already occupied by The STAR,
has frotaSe OF % feet and depth of 100 feet.
II was in this building that the fire did its
greatest damage today. The composing room
on the fourth floor was the scene OF the great
est excitement. The second floor was occupied
by the Linotype Company, and the
third floor by Maurice Joyce, stereotyper and
photo-engrsver. Most Of the ground floor and
basement were used by the STAR Office for en-
gine rooms, fuel rooms, store-rooms for paper
and for uses in connection with the disrribu-
ton Of the paper. The apartments in front
were rented to tenants.
When the new composing room was finished
The upper hOors OF tho main building were
taken possession Of by the artists. etchers,
book-keepers, and stereotypers Of TEE STAR
Recently IHE STAR extended its quarters by |
purchasing the adjoining buil6 "a on Pennsyl- i
vsnia avenue. portion of which building is |
now occupied by The STAR Office. So The |
Star has now a frontage of $50 feet on Eleventh |
street and about 45 feet on PENNSYLVANIA |
avenue, the rear building fronting on 18th |
street extending back into the square towards |
18th street distance of 100 feet.