Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-27
Property on King Street Recently
Purchased by Gazette Meets
Every Need of Paper.
IDEAL LOCATION.
Brief History of the Gazette Tie ling OF
some of tae Buildings ii has occG~
pied. Magnificent Vaults for
Valuable Files.

The Alexandria Gazette is now be-
ing published in it's new home on the
north side Of King street between
Fairfax and Royal. The building
which was recentlyspurchased by the
Gazette was the home Of the Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation
previous to its failure, and is regard
ed as the handsomest building in
| Alexandria.
The new quarters OF the paper in
! the City Hall block are commodious
and suited in every particular for the
| production OF daily newspaper.
and the fact that the new home or
| the paper is situated in more CEN
trail section Of the city and on the
| main street, adds considerably to
the convenience OF those engaged in
it's publication. as it is now N con-
slant touch with the pulse Of the
community.
| The Gazette since its birth has
been published in several places in
| Alexandria,, generally, however, IN
the e.-tern section OF the city. For
many years it was printed in what
was known in bygone years as
printers Alley" on the east side
of Fairfax street, near King. 1t
was while in this place some time in
the first part of the nineteenth CEN
tury, that the office was destroyed
by fire. The paper resumed publ
cation after a short intermission and
for a time it. was called the Phoenix
Gazette. 1t soon resumed its Or
iginal name however, which it has
retained ever since. About sixty
years ago the owners OF the paper
purchased what had been dwelling
on the south side Of Prince street,
near Fairfax and the Gazette was
published in that building until the
early part of 1862 when the Off; zee
and contents were destroyed by
fire which there is every reason to
believe was kindled by members of
two regiments of Federal soldiers
which occupied the city at the time.
The motive for burning the Office
was resentment for an article which
had appeared in the paper denounc-
ing the arrest of Rev. Mr.. Stewart
in St. Paul's church because he re-
fused to offer prayers for Abraham
Lincoln and his cabinet. In the
month of June Of the same year the
Gazette reappeared. its temporary
quarters being in an upper room OF
A building on the south side of King
street, between Royal and Pitt. In
the early part of December. 1865,
the paper was removed to the building
it vacated recently.
The new building is splcndidly
adapted for newspaper work. I'M
| mediately on entering the main lob
by which is finished in quarter sawed
oak. with terraZo floor. one gets
full view OF the entire plant. On the
| right is the private Office oil Mir. Bar
! rett, which is arranged with glass
| partitions so that he can overlook
| the entire Office work. Adjoining is
the business office with Mr.. j. II.
Mclaughlin, advertising manager. in
charge, and the circulation depart
ment.
The press room and composing
room are divided from the lobby by
handsome partition of glass and
brass grill work.
One feature that Immediately
strikes the eye of every visitor is
the magnificent vaults with the two
massive doors. This was built for
the use of the Trust Co., and now con-
tains the valuable files Of the Gazette.
In the rear of the vault are the
offices where Mr. Luther II. Thomp-
son, one of the oldest and most val
liable employees of the Gazette, has
his Office.
In the rear are commodious toilet
rooms for the use of the employees,
and the mailing room.