The Washington times., 1906-01-28
A Model Office Building

! me- hOds. combining elegance Of out
line with the highest degree Of BUSH
ness convenience Just back OF the
receiving counter for want ads is the
pneumatic chute connected with the
composing room. The desks OF the
manager and the treasurer are 10 the
right and IN the rear of the receiving
counter. Their departments are amply
lighted by a skylight looking up on a
court OF large dimensions. Some ten
feet above the Ieyel OF the office is the
private telephone exchange OF The.
| Times.
The Second Floor.
The offices on the opposite side OF
the corridor are arranged I'm d similar
manner. At the end Of the corridor are
three electric passenger elevators, the
cages and doors being Of artistic de-
sign in wrought iron. Rising 10 the
second floor we find the floors OF the
corridors OF mosaic. as on the first floor.
while the Wainscuting is OF English vein
( Italian marble, and the woodwork is all
Of oak. All windows opening on Penn
sylvania avenue are Of polished plate
glass. while those which look out upon
the TWO immense inner courts-fOur-
teen by seVenty-tllTee fee1-are Of poll
lshed plate glass with woven wire, and
in iron frames. as a protection against
fire in case Of the destruction OF ad-
Joining buildings.
All the floors. with the exception Of
the corridors, are of maple and are
sersped and finished with wax. All cor
ridOr floors are of mosaic.
The remaining eight floors are fin
ished with the same elegance 10 be
found on the second floor.
The electric light fixtures are OF
bronze, and the door knobs and other
metal furnishings are OF bronze with
old brass finish.
The building is heated throughout
with steam. On top OF the building
are two great ventilation fans opeT-
ated by electricity The roof is Of fiat
| tile. with the exception of the dome,
which extends along the entire Penn
/ sylvania avenue frontage of seventy
eight feet. This is Of copper Sur
mounting the terra Gotta cornice is a
| richly designed bronze cheneau.
Where The Times Holds Forth.
All telephone. electric, and telegraph
wires have been led into the building
/ through underground pipes 10 the base
ment, whence they are carried 70 all
parts of the building through concealed
iron pipes.
! The entire tenth floor is occupied by
the editorial. reportoriaI. engraving.
| and art departments of The Times
Two Offices on the ninth floor are oc-
cupied as a library and the Sunday
department. One half of the second
floor has been utilized for the COM
posing rooms and stereotyping depart
ment. The basement beneath is FOR
the press rooms. with a mezZanine gal
lery for the circulation department.
The business Office occupies one half
! OF the first floor.
After all of these departments have
been cOmmOdiOusly installed, the buiie
ing has one hundred and forty fOur
| offices to be leased exclusive of the
large quarters on the first floor, op
posite the business Office
With all these and other manifold
points of superiority. The Times can
well afford to say that it is domiciled
in one OF the handsomest Office build
ings in the world. and that its equip
ment is such that it viii serve as
model for other newspaper plants to
be built in years to come.