The Washington times., 1911-07-06
LINCOLN BANK TO
SPEND THOUSANDS
ALTERING BUILDING
Lets Contract for Moderniz.
ing Its Home at Seventh
and D Streets.

The Lincoln National Bank today
awarded a contract to the Gormley-
Poynton Company for the complete re-
construction and modernization or its
building at the southwest corner OF
Seventh and d streets northwest. The
alterations will cost about $4,000.
w. An entire new front of brownstone
is planned. The present entrance to the
bank Is at one side; the new entrance
will be In the center Of the front. En-
trance to the banking room now is
by means Of a short flight Of stairs, the
floor being four feet above the side
walk; the plans call for lowering the
entire floor to the level of the street,
as was done in the case OF another
old Seventh street financial institution
recently, the Second National Bank
The contemplated interior changes
consist in a Encouragement OF the floor
space and new fixtures. The vault.
now in the center, is to be moved to
the rear Of the room, and the presi-
dents and cashiers offices will be
placed in front. to the right Of the en-
trance. A mezzanine floor will be con-
structed and fitted up as a directors
room. The mezzanine is made possible
by the added depth Of the room gained
by lowering the floor four feet.
TT The neE fixtures are to be of white
base, surmounted by bronze grille and
solid mahogany trimmings. The wains-
coting Of the room will also be In mar
BILE.
Plans for the reconstruction were
and the general plan suggested. and
details considered by the improvement
committee, consisting OF Joseph Stras-
burger. chairman; Floyd E. Davis, 8.
Dana Lincoln. b. P. Loving. and George
The Lincoln National Bank was or
ganized in 1880, and its present officers
are Richard A. Walker. president;
Floyd E. Davis. vice president; Robert
6. Galley, cashier. and w. Mex. Stow
ell, assistant cashier.
Work will be begun at once.
Buys Ingleside House.
J. NJ. Suffrins has purchased from
Middaugh & Shannon, one OF their
three-story dwellings now being COM
pleted on Twentieth street northwest
at Park road facing Rock Creek Park
The house is one Of a row of twelve
each containing ten rooms and three
baths. The price was 1850 and the
sale was made through the office of
Shannon & Luchs.
Sells Detached House.
F. H. Brinley has sold to Jessie A.
Tomlinson and Adelina W. Forfar,
the house which he has just complet-
ed on the south side of Emerson
street between Georgia avenue and
Thirteenth street. The sale was made
through the office of n. L. Sansbury
Company for about $500. The house
s a detached frame.
Real Estate Transfers.
$50 L street northumberland E CoRs-
well to Charles F. and Mayne A. KuechIe, |
part lot 30, square 4, SO. |
'ernwood Hetghts-Richard S. Wolfe ct ux |
70 washington Real Estate Company lots |
80. IS. 81. block /, SO
American University Park-Galen L TAFT ct |
al. trustees, TO Matte E, Arthur B., and |
Jennie Gregg lots 21 and q, square |
spring HilI-Eneris A. Hayes ct ux. TO Fox
all Heights Company. part, So
street northwest between Eighth and |
Ninth streets-HaTy Norment to Marcus |
Notes and David McCarraher part orirtnaI |
lot 2, square 4O6 SO
;auls Addition-Ida c. winshIp ct vir, G. |
Meredith. to Harry, Wardman and Thomas |
Bones lot !. square 21o, SO.
seventeenth and streets northwest-Row-
land NJ. Jones to Julia W. Moore, part lot |
10 square l57, SO
Sixteenth streets-John E. wilkins ct ux. |
to wilkins Securities Company lot 25, |
square 221. $40. Robert c. Wilkins to same, |
lot 2. square 221, SO.
Mary g. Faulkner. part lots II and IS, |
block l5. SO
Washington Heights-Ernest NJ. Pease ct ux
10 JAMIE A. Robinson, lot "A. block 4. $40.