Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-24
ARTISANS NEW BANK
MODEL INSTITUTION
All Work Done by Local Con-
tractors With Three Ex-
ceptions.

The alterations and additions TO the
Artisans Savings Bank located at bo5
Market street. which was reopened
yesterday, were developed and exc
cuted by Brown & Whiteside. archi-
tccts. William d. Haddock & Co, were
the general contractors and Cav
throp & Brother were the contractors
for tho heating and plumbing.
Anyone familiar with the history OF
this cid building will recall that 1t
was originally occupied by the Union
National Bank and then by the Aru-
sans Savings Bank after certain modi-
ncations were made.
The directors instructed Robert
Kemp to proceed with his building
committee 10 make such alterations
and additions as would be necessary
TO bring the building into a condition
commensurate with the growing busi-
ness of the institution. After the most
painstaling study and analysis, it was
decided to complete the building
through TO Shipley street, dispt sing Of
the original vault and installing in
the new position a new vault with
modern combinations and time locks.
The new arrangement consists of
a very much enlarged public space, a
very much enlarged working space,
presidents office and treasurer's office
tcgether with a private customers
room, private telephones and an inter-
communicating system throughout
the building. In the second story
Shipley street end. Is located very
handsome directors room with all the
sah 10 ,>l-s
enough TO accommodate the full direc-
tOra q with chairs for each director.
In the basement, the original base
ment vault has been kept and recon
structed for the storage of old docu-
ments, files and records: also. the
heating plant which Is located under
the Shipley street sidewalk and the
women's rest room and the mems
rest room. Alphabetically, the Mar
ket street facade remains entirely as
Il was originally. Inside. the walls
and ceiling are entirely new. a large
skylight has been treated with diff
fuslng sash of glass designed by Brown
and Whiteside and executed by the
D'Ascenzo Studios. The side walls
are effectively panelled with a sim
pie cornice and a plain panelled cell
ing. The directors room overlopks
the banking room through large case
mcnt windows opening out on bal
cony: a simple yet effective treatment
Tho banking screen itself is Of Ma
p leon gray marble and bronze on the
public side; the presidents room. the
treaSurer'S room and the working side
of the banking screen all OF American
off "
finish The flooring on the public
side is Of black and white marble. The
working space IN all of the first story
offices. including the customers room
and the vault floor is made up Of q
cork material laid IN 8" X 8" squares
with border lines.
The lighting fixtures arc plain bu-
very effective.
Enwood So1lder & Sons Co, did tht
window hanginEs and curtains an(
aleo the painting OF the main bankins
room.
It is OF particular interest 10 know
that this entire operation was con
ceived. developed. handled and exc
cuted by local men with three eXcep
t!ons. The vault was manufactures
by the York Safe and Lock Co., o
York. Pa. the cork flooring was mad
by an out OF town manufacturer ans
the glass ceiling was also made by al
out Of town manufacturer Thes,
three items had to be purchased ou
of town because none Of the coTnnodi
ties are made IN Wilmington,
The architects, IN collaboration witt
the president Of the bank. provide.
the entire architectural service, en-
g!nee1ng service. supervision and tn
actual selection and purchase OF tn
entire equipment including furnish
:ngs, furniture on down 10 and n
cluding the Ink wells.