Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-04-26
JEFFERSON SAVINGS BANK.
To Enter Its Handsome New Home Next
Monday, April 30th.

l cCIfCN thO ORhhAo6 hNNNo "a $500 w.
muuity, is ready. to move into its
handsome new building, and on Mon.
day next will open for business in its
own home. 1t moves from the Bill.
myer building, where it has been 10.
Gated for more than thirty years, tc
the new banking house now about
completed on the corner of Main and
Princess streets. -
This structure, which is the only
building, we believe. in this section
that was erected especially for the
needs of bank, is of such workman
ship and design as to call foT more
than passing notice, and has already
attracted much attention by reason Of
its handsome appearance. The ar
chitects are Holmboe & Laferty, OF
Clarksburg. w Va, and the contract
ors are Glaize & Bro, of Winchester,
Va. The cost of the structure, in-
Guiding furnishings, equipment, heat
ing. lighting, etc, is something over
$4,000, and the lot on which ii
stands was purchased at cost of $4.
900.
The building is a very handsome
structure of red pressed brick, with
panels of a lighter color, the base be-
ing of Indiana limestone in massive
courses. 1t is 33 by 81 feet in size
and two stories in height, the first
story IA feet high, the second II feet.
The entire first floor is devoted to
the uses of the bank, and the beauty
of the room and its furnishings COM
pei the admiration Of all who see
them. Massive doors of oak, hanked
by large stone columns, afford en-
trance to the banking room. This
room is particularly handsome. Large
windows on three sides afford abund-
ant light. The floor is of tile laid in
an attractive design, while the base
of the walls around the entire room
is of Tennessee marble. The ceiling
is prettily paneled in pearl and white.
The furniture of this room, all
made to order by the Hagerstown
Show Case and Store Furniture Com
pany, is of dark oak, and for beauty
and utility has probably no equal in
this section. The partitions, includ-
ing the desks, separating the working
quarters from the lobby, are striking
combinations of polished woodwork
and glass, and three windows afford
communication between the officials
and customers. The necessary fur
niture has all been provided, and it
is all new and handsome and of har-
monious design. At one end of the
lobby is neat little apartment de-
signed as the president room. At
the north end of the main floor is the
directors room, also handsom .ly fur
nished in oak, one feature of which is
very handsome mantel and tile fire.
place. Toilet rooms, closets, and
other convenient appointments are
also included-on this floor, all OF the
woodwork being finished in dark oak.
The most important feature of the
bank, naturally, are the vaults and
safe. This work was supplied by the
L. Fl. Miller Safe aud Iron Works Of
Baltimore. There are two vaults.
both burglar and fire proof. The one
vault is for the books and papers Of
the bank, and the other contains the
safe and fifty safe deposit boxes. No
ordinary fire could have any effect up
on these massive apartments, with
their thick walls OF iron and concrete
harder than stone. The vault in which
the money is to be kept is equipped
with the most modern and up-to. date
devices for resisting the assaults OF
burglars, and 1t seems an impossible
ity for any thief to break through and
steal. The outer door is an enormous
mass of the hardest steel equipped
with time lock that shoots many
massive bolts into their sockets and
keeps them there until the appointed
time for opening. Inside this door Is
another barrier of steel, which must
be opened before entrance to the vault
is gained. In the vault Ia burg lar
proof safe of the latest design, and
this, too, is protected by time lock.
Even if this box CT steel should be
penetrated the money would still be
safe, for the treasure chest is another
steel box provided with combination
lock of its own. No one need have
any fear that under ordinary circum-
stances any burglar can make his way
into the money chest. In this vault
are fifty safe deposit boxes, which the
bank will rent to persons who desire
them. During the day, entrance to
the vault is guarded by an iron gate
with spring lock, and whenever the
spring is turned warning bell rings
The vaults and safes are the perfection
OF mechanical ingenuity and safety,
and we are assured are the very best
production of the safe.builder's art.
The second story of the building is
divided up into SIX rooms, admirably
adapted for offices of any sort. These
are finished in yellow pine, and are
well appointed and finely lighted by
large windows. They are for rent.
The whole building is equipped
with electric lights, and is heated by
hot water, the heating system being
put in by J. F. Sechrist, OF Charles
Town.
J. G. Newman superintended the
construction of the building for GLAZE
& Bro, and he has done it well.
Neither Mr.. Newman nor the con.
trootoro have anv causs IN he aaha m Oh