Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-11
WILMINGTON SAVINGS
FUND NEW BUILDING
Handsome Structure Inspected
by the Public Today; Open
for Business on Monday.

The new building Of Wilmington
Savings Fund Society, which will be
occupied for the transaction of busi-
ness on Monday. and is on view this
afternoon to the public, makes a
notable addition to the business struc-
lures OF the city, as IL would be in any
city, for il represents the latest ideas
In convenience both for it's managers
and the public. II is interesting TO
note that in the process of the evolu-
ton Of the banking business in this
country, typified in the career of this
society, there has been a steady
progress in the adaptation of banking
quarters TO its requirements. From
any old room that would hold safe
and a desk, to the modern standard
ized equipment, arranged most often
II a building that houses no other ten
ants. is a long step in advance.
The building runs through from
Market TO King street, on the South
side of Ninth street, having front OF
so feet six inches on the two first
mentioned thoroughfares, and 2li
feet on Ninth street The height 10
the top OF the balustrade which crowns
the roof is As feet from the Market
street sidewalk level The grade
down 70 King street makes the height
or that street about IL feet
greater. The western half is used by
the bank, and is in one story; the
eastern half being arranged for a
series of ground floor stores, with
three office floors above, entered from
King street.
The architectural design is an adap.
tation of classical lines. based on the
Corinthian order, each front pre-
senting series of bays between semi
detached columns, the upper part ol
each bay being devoted to large singl,
windows, with smaller windows il
curtain walls underneath.
Concord granite is used up to ths
water table course. and Indiana lime
stone from the Bloomington quarrie:
for the superstTucture.
The main entrance door opens on {
recessed vestibule with revolving door
The central floor space is 30x75 feet
with three glass-topped table-stand:
for bank stationery. blotters, etc. fol
the use of depositors, and bench seat;
for those who are waiting.
Separated from this space by I
| marble and glass screen with bronz,
grilles are the offices and the book,
keeping and tellers' desks and cages.
i There are in all IS windows for tn,
| transaction of business. These ar.
connected by inside corridors, so tina
| the working force and customers d,
not interfere with one another.
On the right of the entrance is Z
writing room for women customers
with a rest room adjoining. Mex
comes a larger writing room for men
In the opposite corner, on the left o
the entrance, are private Offices fol
the president, president and sec
retary.
Behind the screen, at the end of tn,
banking room opposite the door ar,
the vaults. Above. in a mezzanin'
gallery reached by a recessed stair
way in the directors room, overlook
ing the banking floor. The basemen
is also available for storage and sup
Elementary purposes.
The huge circular door of the maiF
security vault, six feet in diameter
swings easily on a goose neck crane
and has a time-lock. All the vaul
work represents the latest refinement
of CONSTITUTIONAL skill in that line.
The designers and constructors o
| The whole operation, which includes
| the business building Immediately ad
/ Joining on the south, are Hoggsol
| R.others of New York and Chicago
/ who are specialists in bank building
| having over two hundred such struc
lures to their credit in different part
Of the country.
The present officers and directors
Of the bank are r. f. Stone. nresi
dent; Frederick Bringhurst, vice
| president; S.sJ. Horn, assistant sec
etary and assistant treasurer: f. I
| Hickman. assistant treasurer; diree
tors, John Bancroft, William Belts