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He went on to design the Simpsons of Piccadilly department store in 1936 with the interior designed by László Moholy-Nagy, [3] and the Casino Building at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1939. Emberton was responsible for the design of The H.M.V. store at 393 Oxford Street, London.He had to do it twice as the original 1936 burnt down and was ...
The W. B. Hibbs and Company Building, also known as the Folger Building, is an historic structure located at 725 15th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in Downtown Washington, D.C. History [ edit ]
Alderman Robert Butcher Mather, JP (1851 – 27 July 1933), was a prominent figure in Blackpool, Lancashire, England in the late 19th and early 20th century.He was a member of the town council for many years, serving as mayor in 1897–98, and is recognised as one of the driving forces behind Blackpool's development into a major tourist resort town.
The Washington Brick Machine Company was a brick manufacturing company which operated in Washington, D.C. starting in 1874. [1] Its bricks were machine made and were used extensively across the city in major buildings still standing including the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Arts and Industries Building and National Building Museum.
An Accrington brick Houses on Fredrick Street, Werneth, Oldham built from Accrington bricks. Accrington bricks, or Nori, [1] are a type of iron-hard engineering brick, produced in Altham near Accrington, Lancashire, England from 1887 to 2008 and again from 2015. [2]
The first executive offices were constructed between 1799 and 1820 on the former site of the Washington Jockey Club, flanking the White House. [5] In 1869, following the Civil War, Congress appointed a commission to select a site and submit plan and cost estimates for a new State Department Building, with possible arrangements to house the War and Navy departments.
The organization began seeking a new Washington, D.C., headquarters in 1977. [10] Ultimately, they held a competition through the International Union of Architects to design a new energy-efficient building in which at least 70% of the office space had natural light and a view of the outside. [11]
The Kaempfer Company's $10 million renovations restored the theatre back to its original splendor. The renovations included custom upholstery to match the originals, custom draperies from Portugal, gilt adorning the walls and ceiling, modern production, sound, and lighting equipment, and access to the parking garage.