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The Masonic Temple (1921) in Danville is located at 105 S. Union Street in the Danville Historic District [Virginia Department of Historic Resources ID 108-0111-065]. It is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Danville prospered for many years as a tobacco and textile center.
The building designed by West Virginia architect Fred F. Farris, cost $550,000 to build in 1921. It is fire-proof and was Danville’s first skyscraper; the styling is eclectic. It has two 10-story blocks of concrete and steel with a face of glazed, white architectural terra-cotta. The basic shape is in the form of a “U”. At the center of the “U” is a Tudor arched screen, a sculpted eagle crowning the entrance. Gothic ornamentation decorates the metal awning below the arch. Elaborate relief work follows the curved of the arch and is continued on both sides of the lobby entrance. The lobby ceiling had been dropped, hiding a barrel-vaulted skylight; but it will eventually be restored to its former state. Some nice relief work is above the doors to the elevators, the original ones installed at the time of construction.
At the base of the building are bays with Tudor arches containing various shops. A reason the building is so tall was to accommodate offices for various professionals—insurance companies, utilities, lawyers, doctors, dentists, etc. The styling of most floors is utilitarian, windows being 3 over 3; on the 9th floor the windows are taller and 6 over 6. Windows on the 10th level have Tudor arches between ornamented capitals
I was unable to tour the interior, which apparently has some spectacular rooms. I was fortunate enough to meet a member of the owner’s family, who provided some details on the structure. I was in Danville around 9 in the morning when these photos were taken; the lighting was not the best, but I wasn’t about to let the opportunity pass.
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Sakano family's residence, Jousou-shi(city) Ibaraki-ken(Prefecture), Japan
茨城県常総市(いばらきけん じょうそうし) 坂野家住宅（さかのけじゅうたく）
Crayford Fireproofing Co. Ltd were fireproofers based in Crayford, England
Letter dated 8 Jun 1943
Ref.: BT_004_350
From the Bill Lind Collection
The Fireproof Building, 1020 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio. For over 100 years the iconic Fireproof building has been a staple of the Short North Arts District. The building was constructed in 1909 and gave Fireproof Warehouse and Storage their first permanent home. At that time, the company stored heirlooms, furs, and other goods for the residents of Columbus. Horse-drawn carriages carried these items to and from the storage facility. Over the years, Fireproof was able to expand their capabilities, until 1974 when Edward James transformed Fireproof into Ohio’s first full-service off-site records management company. Today, file management has been moved offsite, and the building has been converted into luxury apartments that feature spacious and unique floor plans. It is now a unique mix of lofts, new-style studios, and one and two bedrooms.
Allison Hotel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Courtesy – Service
150 Rooms of Comfort and Safety
Fireproof – European
[Printed by] Iowa Litho Co. D. M.
This attractive building still stands, but some details are different. The "Mart" at left is a new-looking grocery; the painted pig & ice cream are gone, though restaurant's still there. Taken during walk along all of Madison Street in 2008
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Tin ceilings became very popular during the Victorian era; they were lightweight, fireproof and lasted a good while. It also provided another opportunity for interior ornamentation. The rolled tin sheets were stamped with intricate designs and ended up gracing businesses and residences alike. In the days of their greatest popularity, at least 45 companies in the US manufactured tin ceilings.
The tin ceiling is in the current Courthouse Cafe (it’s diagonally across the street from Letcher County Courthouse) in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The building (the Fields Block) dates from about 1914, the owner being Judge Daniel D. Fields. It may have served as a bank at one time—it has a vault (where dishes are washed today in the restaurant) and columns at the entrance. It’s part of Whitesburg Historic District and was listed September 12, 2006 on the National Register of Historic Places with reference ID #06000813
More information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_ceiling
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Fireproof
26 distinctive air conditioned Guest Rooms all with private tile baths (tub & showers). Electric heat. Television in rooms. Dining room serving really fine food. Telephone LEnox 7-7445
On U.S. 1, S.C. 9 & S.C. 77, 2 miles north of CHERAW, S.C.
Henry H. Ahrens
Dexter Press
27602-B
CAPA-023821
Bearinger Fireproof Building, 126 North Franklin Street, Saginaw, Michigan. This building was built in 1894 by Isaac Bearinger and designed by Saginaw architect W.T. Cooper. Saginaw Dry Goods Company occupied the entire first floor when they first opened. Today the building is vacant, but under consideration for development into a 76-room boutique hotel.
Golden hour sunset :)
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I had the opportunity to go to a giant bonfire and party here at UAF and the campus fire fighters were there to supervise and light the fires. So I got some amazing firefighter silhouettes but this one was the best of them all. I might post more but this one is so good, im not sure i can beat it!
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DURAX Schornsteinmarke um 1922 in einer gläsernen Backform
Nicht eingetragenes Warenzeichen.
DURAX funnel markings around 1922 in a glass baking dish.
Non-registered Trademark.
Another view of Fountain Elms, the home of Helen Munson Williams and her husband James Watson Williams. The house was a gift from Helen's father, Alfred Munson. The simple Italianate design of Fountain Elms was selected in part because James and Helen Williams envisioned the possibility of making additions to the house. Three additions were constructed by members of the family and a fourth was made by the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute in 1960. Recent renovations have helped preserve the building and return it to a close approximation of its appearance in the 1850s. A standing-seam copper roof was installed and the house's bricks were stripped of their many layers of old paint. The building was then repainted with sanded paint in the original colors of buff with the russet trim. This Victorian painting techinique was intended to protect the porous bricks from the elements and to fireproof the building. The sanded paint also served the aesthetic purpose of making the brick and wood look like stone. The front of the house is devoid of any paintings, in accordance with mid-19th-century customs. It was believed that foundation plantings would conflict with the harmonious blending of the exterior facade. Fountain Elms belongs to the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. Located at 310 Genesee Street in Utica, NY. (38)
Description on front of card:
Hotel Manchester
John B. Minnich, Mgr.
Middletown, Ohio
Restaurant
Private dining rooms
Cocktail lounge
Coffee shop
All air conditioned
Description on back of card:
110 Rooms - Modern - Fireproof
Restaurant...Coffee Shop...Cocktail Lounge
Private Dining Rooms and 800 capacity
Banquet Hall...All Air Conditioned.
Estimated Date: 1930s-1945
Condition: Unused
Published by: Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" by Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois
Publisher Note:
Curt Teich emigrated to Chicago in 1895. He had worked as a lithographer in Lobenstein, Germany.
He founded the Curt Teich Company in 1898, concentrating on newspaper and magazine printing. He was an early publisher of postcards, but he didn't begin printing them himself until 1908.
According to MetroPostcard.com, "As his competition dwindled, his sales expanded and his American factories would eventually turn out more postcards than any other in the United States."
The company was best known for their wide range of advertising and postcards of North America. By the 1920s, it was producing so many postcards with borders that they became recognized as a type dubbed "White Border Cards," creating an "era."
Curt Teich started using offset presses in 1907, but it took a number of years before he had offset presses made to his satisfaction, and many more years for him to perfect the method.
His innovations in this printing technique directly led to the production of what we now call "linens" by the early 1930s.
The company aided the war effort during the second world war by also printing many military maps.
Curt Teich eventually turned management of the company over to his son, but he remained active in company operations throughout its history.
Curt Teich died in 1974 and the family business was sold to Regensteiner Publishers who continued to print postcards at the Chicago plant until 1978 when the rights to the company name and processes were sold to the Irish company, John Hinde Ltd. Their California subsidiary now prints postcards under the name John Hinde Curteich, Inc.
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A crosseye stereophotograph of the cavernous interior hall of The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. which is famous for its giant columns, and for being the site of many Inaugural Balls.
The Corinthian columns are 75 feet in height and 8 feet in diameter at their base, and are some of the largest such columns in the world. Along with the rest of the building, the columns are actually made of brick, each containing around 70,000 bricks, which have been plastered and marbleized.
The building is also known for the frieze that surrounds the exterior of the building that depicts Civil War soldiers. The frieze, like the majority of decorative elements used in the building, is made of terracotta.
Before it housed the museum, the building, completed in 1887, served as Pension Bureau building and was built to be fireproof. The cavernous size of the interior was needed in part to help maximize air circulation and cooling by allowing cool air to coming at the ground and to be exhausted at the roof level.
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The Fireproof Building, located at a 100 Meeting Street, was originally built as the Charleston District Record Building to the design of Robert Mills in 1827. After 1865, it was used for Charleston County offices. It is currently home of the South Carolina Historical Society (SCHS), a private, non-profit organization founded in 1855. The SCHS is the state's oldest and largest private repository of books, letters, journals, maps, drawings, and photographs about South Carolina history.
The first fireproof structure in the nation built specifically to protect documents, the building is in the Palladian style with Doric porticoes facing north and south. A central three-story oval stairwell with cantilevered stone stairs is lit by skylights located in the cupola. Inside, an oval hall contains a cantilevered stone staircase, lit by a cupola. Of such sound construction, the Fireproof Building survived the 1886 earthquake unharmed, except for the exterior stairs.
National Register #69000161 (1969)
Text of Memphis Factory card mailed in 1922:
"This immense fireproof steel and concrete building, with brick and stone trimmings, was officially reported by the Tennessee Factory Inspector at 100 per cent - this means that it is perfect as a model in hygiene and efficiency. In it all Rawleigh products sold in the South are made. It is noted for its architectural excellence. Its five light and airy floors are equipped better than any similar plant in the South. It has the largest number of employees of any similar industry in Memphis. It carries the largest stocks, produces the greatest number and variety of Products sold in the South."
"LOOK FOR THE RAWLEIGHMAN SOON"
Text of Memphis Stock Dip factory card:
"Of the 200,000,000 head of live stock on American farms more are protected against disease and parasites by Rawleigh's Dip & Disinfectant than by any other similar preparation. These two dip factories, the largest in the world, are used exclusively in manufacturing Rawleigh's Dip & Disinfectant, a preparation 4 1/2 times stronger than carbolic acid and having 50 farm uses. Their combined daily output of Dip is sufficient to make 200,000 gallons of antiseptic solution."
"WRITE YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT RAWLEIGH'S"
Fireproof grass trees, have a resin that resists the heat blast of the fire and will flower profusely soon after a fire providing much needed food for animals and insects. The blackened trees also withstand the fire, and start bursting forth with fresh new growth up and down the tree trunks
annex across the street from Rosslyn Million Dollar Fireproof Hotel (1913) • both designed by John Parkinson (1861-1935), who also designed Union Station, City Hall, LA Coliseum • John Parkinson photo gallery
• hotel built on the site of Clune's Theater (1909), an early nickelodeon operated by pioneer exhibitor and filmmaker, William H. "Billy" Clune (1862-1927) • renovation of original hotel completed 07/2009, now Rosslyn Lofts • annex now homeless housing
• Hotel Rosslyn Annex, National Register # 13000589, 2013
ON THE MEZZANINE:
The Hotel Utica (circa 1912) was originally built as a 10-story building of fireproof construction with 200 rooms, four dining rooms, a ballroom, an assembly hall, a restaurant for ladies and a grill and cafe for gentlemen. The top four floors were added in 1926, which increased the total number of rooms to 250. Famous guests included: Judy Garland, Mickey Mantle, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Hopalong Cassidy, Mae West, Bobby Darin, and then current U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. As business declined, the hotel ceased operating in 1972. It then became two adult care residences, the Hunter House and then Loretto Adult Residence. After a period of vacancy, it was purchased by local investors Joseph R. Carucci and Charles N. Gaetano. They undertook a $13 million dollar rehabilitation from 1999-2001 that was patterned on the restoration of The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. In 2001, The Hotel Utica became a member of The National Trust for Historic Preservation'sHistoric Hotels of America. After years of Carucci and Gaetano failing to pay property and school taxes, and falling behind on the remaining $6.3 million on what originally was a $5 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development loan, the hotel remains for sale, and sits currently on the City of Utica's forclosure list. The Hotel Utica is a member of the reservation company Choice Hotels International. The Hotel Utica (circa 1912) was originally built as a 10-story building of fireproof construction with 200 rooms, four dining rooms, a ballroom, an assembly hall, a restaurant for ladies and a grill and cafe for gentlemen. The top four floors were added in 1926, which increased the total number of rooms to 250. Famous guests included: Judy Garland, Mickey Mantle, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Hopalong Cassidy, Mae West, Bobby Darin, and then current U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. As business declined, the hotel ceased operating in 1972. It then became two adult care residences, the Hunter House and then Loretto Adult Residence. After a period of vacancy, it was purchased by local investors Joseph R. Carucci and Charles N. Gaetano. They undertook a $13 million dollar rehabilitation from 1999-2001 that was patterned on the restoration of The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. In 2001, The Hotel Utica became a member of The National Trust for Historic Preservation'sHistoric Hotels of America. After years of Carucci and Gaetano failing to pay property and school taxes, and falling behind on the remaining $6.3 million on what originally was a $5 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development loan, the hotel remains for sale, and sits currently on the City of Utica's forclosure list. The Hotel Utica is a member of the reservation company Choice Hotels International.
In spite of the termination of installing further asbestos-containing spray-applied fireproofing at the north WTC structure during construction in early 1970, many tons of asbestos fireproofing had already been installed in the building.
It is reported that spray-applied asbestos fireproofing installed during early construction of the WTC experienced adhesion problems and large quantities of the asbestos material had simply delaminated off of structural components from unprotected exposure to the elements. As a protective measure, tarps were employed both to reduce exposure of the building materials to unfavorable weather conditions, and also to help reduce dispersal of asbestos overspray into the general surroundings (thanks to Dr. Irving Selikoff's intervention).
THE NEW ILLIANA HOTEL, WHITING, IND.
NEW -- MODERN -- FIREPROOF
Date: circa 1930
Source Type: Postcard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: E. C. Kropp Company (#13, #16138)
Postmark: None
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Copyright 2007. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.
VIEW FROM THE MEZZANINE:
The Hotel Utica (circa 1912) was originally built as a 10-story building of fireproof construction with 200 rooms, four dining rooms, a ballroom, an assembly hall, a restaurant for ladies and a grill and cafe for gentlemen. The top four floors were added in 1926, which increased the total number of rooms to 250. Famous guests included: Judy Garland, Mickey Mantle, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Hopalong Cassidy, Mae West, Bobby Darin, and then current U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. As business declined, the hotel ceased operating in 1972. It then became two adult care residences, the Hunter House and then Loretto Adult Residence. After a period of vacancy, it was purchased by local investors Joseph R. Carucci and Charles N. Gaetano. They undertook a $13 million dollar rehabilitation from 1999-2001 that was patterned on the restoration of The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. In 2001, The Hotel Utica became a member of The National Trust for Historic Preservation'sHistoric Hotels of America. After years of Carucci and Gaetano failing to pay property and school taxes, and falling behind on the remaining $6.3 million on what originally was a $5 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development loan, the hotel remains for sale, and sits currently on the City of Utica's forclosure list. The Hotel Utica is a member of the reservation company Choice Hotels International. The Hotel Utica (circa 1912) was originally built as a 10-story building of fireproof construction with 200 rooms, four dining rooms, a ballroom, an assembly hall, a restaurant for ladies and a grill and cafe for gentlemen. The top four floors were added in 1926, which increased the total number of rooms to 250. Famous guests included: Judy Garland, Mickey Mantle, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Hopalong Cassidy, Mae West, Bobby Darin, and then current U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. As business declined, the hotel ceased operating in 1972. It then became two adult care residences, the Hunter House and then Loretto Adult Residence. After a period of vacancy, it was purchased by local investors Joseph R. Carucci and Charles N. Gaetano. They undertook a $13 million dollar rehabilitation from 1999-2001 that was patterned on the restoration of The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. In 2001, The Hotel Utica became a member of The National Trust for Historic Preservation'sHistoric Hotels of America. After years of Carucci and Gaetano failing to pay property and school taxes, and falling behind on the remaining $6.3 million on what originally was a $5 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development loan, the hotel remains for sale, and sits currently on the City of Utica's forclosure list. The Hotel Utica is a member of the reservation company Choice Hotels International.
PAINTED SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE HOTEL:
The Hotel Utica (circa 1912) was originally built as a 10-story building of fireproof construction with 200 rooms, four dining rooms, a ballroom, an assembly hall, a restaurant for ladies and a grill and cafe for gentlemen. The top four floors were added in 1926, which increased the total number of rooms to 250. Famous guests included: Judy Garland, Mickey Mantle, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Hopalong Cassidy, Mae West, Bobby Darin, and then current U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. As business declined, the hotel ceased operating in 1972. It then became two adult care residences, the Hunter House and then Loretto Adult Residence. After a period of vacancy, it was purchased by local investors Joseph R. Carucci and Charles N. Gaetano. They undertook a $13 million dollar rehabilitation from 1999-2001 that was patterned on the restoration of The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. In 2001, The Hotel Utica became a member of The National Trust for Historic Preservation'sHistoric Hotels of America. After years of Carucci and Gaetano failing to pay property and school taxes, and falling behind on the remaining $6.3 million on what originally was a $5 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development loan, the hotel remains for sale, and sits currently on the City of Utica's forclosure list. The Hotel Utica is a member of the reservation company Choice Hotels International. The Hotel Utica (circa 1912) was originally built as a 10-story building of fireproof construction with 200 rooms, four dining rooms, a ballroom, an assembly hall, a restaurant for ladies and a grill and cafe for gentlemen. The top four floors were added in 1926, which increased the total number of rooms to 250. Famous guests included: Judy Garland, Mickey Mantle, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Hopalong Cassidy, Mae West, Bobby Darin, and then current U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. As business declined, the hotel ceased operating in 1972. It then became two adult care residences, the Hunter House and then Loretto Adult Residence. After a period of vacancy, it was purchased by local investors Joseph R. Carucci and Charles N. Gaetano. They undertook a $13 million dollar rehabilitation from 1999-2001 that was patterned on the restoration of The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. In 2001, The Hotel Utica became a member of The National Trust for Historic Preservation'sHistoric Hotels of America. After years of Carucci and Gaetano failing to pay property and school taxes, and falling behind on the remaining $6.3 million on what originally was a $5 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development loan, the hotel remains for sale, and sits currently on the City of Utica's forclosure list. The Hotel Utica is a member of the reservation company Choice Hotels International.
William Boyce Thompson provided the money for this fine, fireproof building built in 1916 to 1921 as a memorial to his father and his wife's father, Richard O. Hickman. His father, William Thompson, built many of the original buildings in Alder Gulch. William Boyce Thompson was born in the white house preserved behind the present museum building.
Thompson-Hickman Museum
The library, housed in a beautiful room upstairs, was started by Mrs. McNulty and the Virginia City Women's Club in the early 1900's. The collection of artifacts in the museum was begun in 1920 by Jim Elmsie, a carpenter. It is now maintained by the Vigilante Club of Virginia City, founded in 1938 when there was a movement to split up Madison County and give half to Beaverhead and half to Gallatin.
Clint was very surprised to see his book on freaks, Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women, randomly appear in the movie Magnolia.
Magnolia, BTW, was kind of disappointing. A reluctant 3/5 stars (2.8/5 rounded up), and a "high" 5/10 (5.4/10 rounded down).
Clint.
holding book.
TV, skull.
book: Learned Pigs And Fireproof Women. movie: Magnolia.
funny face.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
June 18, 2010.
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