Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-12
W. A. Kimme| Dies;
Built "a Churches
In District Area
Noted Contractor Also
Erected Masonic and
Pythion TempIes Here

William Alexander Kimmel, 49,
building contractor and longtime
resident of Washington, died last
night at his home, 2551 Seventeenth
street NV
Mr.. Kimmel built what was said
to be the first reinforced concrete
building of note in Washington, the
Dupont Garage, Specializing in
church work, Mr. Kimmel built "a
churches here, several hundred
dwellings, the Northeast Masonic
Temple, 523 Eighth street NE, and
Pythian Temple, 1913 Ninth street
/ NV.
Among the churches which Mr..
Kimmel built were St. Pauls Meth
odist Church, Berean Baptist
Church, Temple Baptist Church,
Grace Baptist Church, Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church and
Church of the Advent. He also built
the King Building of Soldiers
! Home.
Born in Maryland.
Mr.. Kimmel was born in Barton.
Allegheny County, Md. November
Fl, 1859. At an early age he went
with his parents to Mount Savage,
Md. where he was educated in the
public schools Next he lived sue
cessively in Dunbar, Pa; Elk Gar
den, w, Va; Roanoke, Va, and
Wilmington, Del.
On July 2, 1882, Mr. Kimmel came
to Washington and worked at his
trade of carpentry. In 1886 he
formed partnership in a building
contracting firm and, after the part
nership was dissolved several years
later he continued in business by
+ himself.
On October Is, 1886, he was mar
/ ried to Adah S. Winkleman. They
moved to South Carolina, where he
worked for a year in rebuilding
Charleston after the earthquake
His wife died in 1920 and in 1928 he
married Georgianna C. Locke, who
survives him.
Official in Masonic Order.
| A member of Pentalpha Lodge
! No. %, he served as worshipful
master in 1901 and again in 1904
and served as secretary from 1906 tc
1907. Mr.. Kimmel, who celebrated
his 50th year as a Master Mason in
194l, served as high priest of Mount
Horeb Royal Arch Chapter in 1910
was life member of Columbia Com
mandery, No 2, Almas Temple. A
A. O. N Mystic Shrine, and Martha
Chapter, Nc 4. Order of Eastern
Star. in which he served as worthy
patron in 1904 and 1925. He was
also member of Kallipolis Grotto
M. o. V. P. E. R., Mithras Lodge
Evangelist Chapter Rose Croix
Robert De Bruce Council of Kadosh
and Albert Pike Consistory
A. A. S. R
In the knights of Pythias Mr.
Klmmel was a member of Calan
the Lodge, serving as chancellor
commander in Grand Chancellor
for the Domain of the District Of
Columbia in 1915. He was elected
grand keeper of records and sea
of the Grand Lodge in 1921 and con.
tinuously thereafter for number
of years. He also served as presi
dent of the board of directors O.
the Knights of Pythias Hall Associa.
ton from 1908 to l94l. Mr.. Kimme
likewise held membership in Friend
ship Temple, No. 9, Pythian Sisters
Besides his widow, he is survived
by a son. F. Frank Kimmel; {
daughter. Mrs. Ray K Wonderly; {
brother, Henry Thomas Kimmel. al
of Washington; two sisters, Mrs
Hattie Spurgeon. Uniontown, Pa
and Mrs. Sallie Ewald, Mount Saw
age.
Funeral services will be held a
3 pm. Friday, at Hines funera
home, 290l Fourteenth street N. W.
with Masonic burial by Pentalphs
Lodge in Glenwood Cemetery.