Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
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at the corner. The site of these buildings
Is now covered by part Of The Star build
ing. The Star, July 10 1881, writing OF
its removal from the south to the north
side Of Pennsylvania avenue, said:
THE Evening Star is now settled in its
new home. 1t brought from the old office
on the opposite side of the street, which
1t had occupied for Quarter of a century,
nething but its books and papers. The
present Establishments therefore, is as COM
plete in it's outfit as II it had been arranged
for the publication or new newspaper
No expense has been spared to make it the
model evening newspaper office, Of the couIl-
try The change of location has cost about
$4,000. The building which 1t now occupies
has been entirely remodeled and increased
in size by the purchase of adjacent prop
erty on 18th street with a depth of fifty-hve
feet This enables the business office to
occupy all of the first floor, with a counting
room GO feet in depth. 1t Is the most spa
cious Of any one in the country, with pos
sibly a single exception. 1t is finished IN
hard wood, ash forming the base and cnerry
the ornamentation in the rails and balus-
trades 1t Is handsomely frescoed and has
a beautiful stairway In the rear leading to
the editorial, news and telegraph depart
ments. The floor is laid In variegated mar
Bile. The fourth floor, which Is occupied
and 20 feet wide. The ceiling Is 16 feet high,
thus making 1t without doubt the best light
ed and best ventilated room of Its KIND IN
the United States Its furniture Is entirely
made by R. Hoe & Co. Of New York. In
which the cases of the compositors rest
From these cases the new fonts Of type are
set for the paper.
like a chapter of ancient history, in that II
refers to the age when the type OF news
papers was set by hand.
On october 20, 1888, The Star sgnalized
its twenty-first anniversary under its pres
ent management by appearing in permanent
eight-page form.
More Room Needed.
In the summer of 1880 work was begun on
The Star Annex The enlargement OF It's
quarters was made necessary by the growth
in the business and in the size Of the paper.
On this subject The Star Of June %, 1889,
said
Ever since the permanent adoption OF
the double-sheet or eight-page form for the
paper, its management has been taxed to
the utmost limit to provide working room
for the increased force required In every
department of the establishment: and as its
business Is constantly and rapidly grow
ing both in circulation and advertising.
thus rendering necessary still larger force,
the needs Of the establishment outgrew
it's accommoda tons. which 1t may be added
here. were considered but a few years
ago to be ample in every respect for long
time to come. But the reality has exceed
ed all expectation. In order, therefore, to
meet existing demands and at the Same
time to make suitable provision for the fu-
ture, The Evening Star Newspaper Com
pany few weeks ago secured a long lease
on the large and eligibly situated lot adj
Joining it's own fine property, and made ar
engagements to erect upon 1t at once a spa
cious and substantial annex to it's present
pl anlises, which, when completed, will be
equipped with new and powerful machinery
of the most improved design and of the
best possible construction, adapted in every
way to the needs of first-class newspaper
office"
The land on which the annex stands was
purchased by The Star June %. 1898.
On November %. 1891, The Star pur-
chased the property, No. 1903 Pennsylvania
avenue, adjoining; the marble front build
ing on the west. and on juno Is, 1895,
bought the property west Of that No 11O5
Pennsylvania avenue. The work of tearing
down the marble front" building and the