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A wing is part of a building – or any feature of a building – that is subordinate to the main, central structure. [1] The individual wings may directly adjoin the main building or may be built separately and joined to it by a connecting structure such as a colonnade or pergola. New buildings may incorporate wings from the outset or these ...
A branch house was a meat industry building that combined a sales office and warehouse for the disposition of packing-house products at a distance from the packing plant. Branch houses were typically located in densely populated areas, and received meat shipments from the slaughterhouse, often daily by rail.
The branch is known colloquially as the "Romford Push and Pull" and has always been single-track throughout. The only structure of any note on the line is the bridge across the River Ingrebourne which is just over 100 feet (30 m) in length. When first opened the LT&SR constructed a separate station building at Romford where a cast-iron ...
Sunflower Bank, which has a branch in the Main Street building, had its name put atop the building in 2021. Helen of Troy’s name will also go atop the building in the future.
Branch Building, also known as the Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Company, is a historic commercial building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built about 1886, and is a four-story, four-bay, brick building with a cast iron front. The building measures 26 feet wide by 140 feet deep. [3]
Despite the technical developments of the Romans, which took their buildings far away from the basic Greek conception where columns were needed to support heavy beams and roofs, they were reluctant to abandon the classical orders in formal public buildings, even though these had become essentially decorative.
Construction of the second Main Building, which replaced the first, began in 1864 and was completed in 1865 with a cost of $35,500 equivalent to $707,000 in 2023. [9] The building's construction incorporated a major part of the previous building; its roof was removed and several floors were added along with a large mansard roof, and the facade ...
The building, which is at the corner of Market and Main streets, was built in 1915, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, but has fallen into a blighted condition. As a ...