Farmers and Mechanics Bank History Ties to District Growth
A historical note recalls the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of Washington, built on M Street and Wisconsin Avenue, tracing its roots to 1813 with records dating the modern era to 1814. It highlights government credit help during the War of 1812 and lists presidents through 1919, plus plans for a new 72 by 65 foot, single-story bank with vaulted rooms to open around June 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Wisconsin Avenue
M Street
District of Columbia
Thirty-first
M Streets
Georgetown Bank
Tional Intelligencer
Institution
United States
James Monroe
Messrs
Ward and Taylor
Mississippi
Tench Ringgold
War Office
Georgetown
Farmers and Mechanics Bank
William Marbury
Thomas B. Beall
Clement Smith
John Kurtz
Robert Reed
George Shoemaker
Henry M. Gweeny
Thomas Brown
Wailham Wing
Harry V W. Haynes
Tiaynes
Washington
Real estate transfers show active sales by W. S. Phillips
Through the offices of William S. Phillips at 1409 New York avenue during the week Col. J Fair bought 1644 Argonne Place. The property is a newly built tapestry brick home with rooms bath enclosed sleeping porch built in heated garage and modern construction. William R Baumgardner purchased from Benjamin H Gruver a 6 room house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Kenyon Street
Louise M. Brantly
Myers Hand
Keefer, Place Northwest
John W- Smith
David N. Rust & Company
Quackenhof Street
H. c. Davis
Irene M. Cook
Otis Place
Rex J. Brown
Charles E Neal
Oak Street
Madelene Thecker
Florence Bell
Cent Place
George W. Bell
Anita M Rennoe
F Street
William S. Phillips
New York Avenue
Col. J . Fair
Ar ° Gonne Place
Phillips
William R Baumgardner
Benjamin H. Gruver
Woodley Road
N. H. Ave
St. S.E
Allison St
S St
Princeton St
Tenden W
Savage
16Th
Col. Rd
Vy Chase
D. C
Conn
Ave
Army
Navy
Leases of Capital Residences Reported by Hill Office
The William Corcoran Hill office lists numerous recently consummated leases of furnished and unfurnished residences. Notable tenants and addresses include Prince de Bearn et de Chalais at 2221 R Street, Maj Gen H K Bethell at 1525 Sixteenth Street, Mrs Mary E McCahill at 2132 Bancroft Place, and others such as Mr Lincoln Green 2204 Bancroft Place, the Gentlewomen's League at 1624 H Street, and Dr Dor Sey Richardson at 1406 Massachusetts Avenue, with several government and military figures among lessees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Corcoran Hill
William Corcoran Hall
Prince de Bearn Et de Chalais
Yate
W W. Finnley
Southern Railroad
R Street
H. K. Bethell
Ekengren
Sweden
Sixteenth Street
Mary E McCahill
St Paul, Minn
Ma Gen
George Barnett
Bancroft Place
Lincoln Green
The
Z. L. Tanner
Seventeenth
H Streets
H Street
Gentlewomen's League
Henry Norweb
Paris
State Department
T. A. Baldwin, Jr
K Street
F Street
Ira C. Copley
Malcolm C. McConthe
Wyoming Avenue
Louise Kingsley
James H. McRae
W. E Cole
Q Street
Howard W. Barker
Florida Avenue
Remodeling Plans for Kaufman Store Front
Elaborate remodeling of the Charles Kaufman & Sons store at 481 Seventh Street Northwest will cost about $10 000 and be completed in a month. Improvements include red-texture brick show window bases copper sash and corner bars copper cornices oak parquetry floors enamel paneled backgrounds and modern recessed lighting with Portland cement plaster lobby ceiling and ornate moldings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kaufman & Sons
Seventh Street
Patient forces poison on doctor at Yates sanitarium
Pat Sherlock, a patient at Yates sanitarium in Madison Florida, seized Dr Yates early today and forced a cup of poison down his throat after locking the door. Doctors pumped the doctor’s stomach and pronounced him out of danger several hours later. Sherlock was placed in restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Fla
Pat Sher
Lack
Yates Sanitarium
Sherlock
Dr. Yates
Dr Yates
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. S. Phillips
Fourteenth Street Terrace
14Th and
Ingraham Sts
N.W
16Th Street
14Th Street
Shannon & Luchs
National Capital
Chevy Chase
West Chevy Chase
Gallatin
S. C. Ave
S.E
W. Eckington
Michigan Ave
Perry St
Brookland
Allan E. Wal
15Th St. N.W
ER & Co., Inc
Main
Petworth SE
16Th St
H.w. B
Bey Electricsty
Chevy Chase, MD
Hollor
Ots
Shepherd Street
James M. Carter & Co., Inc
New York Ave. N. W
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