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Russia House

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Businesses located at 1800 Connecticut Avenue NW and 2031–2033 Florida Avenue NW in the Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The former homes are designated as contributing properties to the Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District, a listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

1800 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. (right) – Russia House Restaurant & Lounge

* The Russia House was founded in 1991 by Edward Lozansky – he previously used the building as offices for his consulting firm and the Russian language newspaper, Kontinent – but the current owners of the Restaurant and Lounge are Aaron McGovern and Arturas "Jeepo" Vorobjovas while the building itself is owned by Edward Lozansky.
* Designed by architect Hugh A. Campbell, the Beaux-Arts style building was constructed in 1896 by J. H. Lane. Previous occupants include Assistant Postmaster General Perry Sanford Heath; the office of the Salvadoran legation and residence of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (EEMP) Rafael Zaldívar; office of the Irish Free State legation and residence of EEMPs Timothy Smiddy and Michael MacWhite; office of the American Friends Service Committee Pre-Trial Justice Program; office of the Association of Former Members of Congress; office of the Slurry Transport Association; U.S. office of the American University in Moscow (a predecessor to the International University in Moscow); and the Katmandu Restaurant.

2031–2033 Florida Avenue NW (left) – Wiggin, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, LLC; Workplace Fairness; Veritas Wine Bar; Georgetown Valet

* The law firm of Wiggin, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, and offices for Workplace Fairness (previously named the National Employee Rights Institute) operate on the upper floors. Veritas Wine Bar and Georgetown Valet are located on the first floor.
* Built in 1896, the Beaux-Arts style building is comprised of two former row houses. Previous occupants include Senator Henry C. Hansbrough; topographical engineer Major Robert Hollister Chapman; millionaire real estate developer Charles E. Wood; office of the Ecuadorian legation and residence of EEMP Galo Plaza; geologist Carl E. Grunsky; offices of the Center for Population Options (predecessor to Advocates for Youth); Brody's Gallery; offices of the McGovern for President Committee; Smull's Gallery Gifts; and the Washington, D.C. bureau for Radio Canada International.

Writing English? Odds against you? Call...

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Modified title card from the old Edward Woodward TV series.

There's just a LOT of poor written English in Montreal, badly translated from French. On tourism brochures, no less.

I can fix this. My rates are reasonable. I just registered anglicizer.ca, and my email inbox is open. Send in your sightings to theanglicizer at gmail dot com.

PS - I'd love to re-stage this photo, if anyone's interested.

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DC - Georgetown: Riggs Bank

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The old Farmers and Mechanics Branch of Riggs Bank, at 1201 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, on the corner of M Street, was built in 1921-22. Located at the major commercial intersection of Georgetown, the gold-leafed dome and neoclassical design by Marsh and Peter have become familiar symbols of the Georgetown neighborhood. Today it is a PNC Bank branch.

Riggs National Bank is the oldest continuously operating bank in Washington, dating to 1836 when William Wilson Corcoran opened a note brokerage house. In 1840, he entered into a partnership with George Washington Riggs, Jr., son of a prominent New York banker, offering checking and depositing services Corcoran & Riggs Bank became an official depository of the U.S. treasury, began overseas transactions and helped finance Samuel Morse's invention of the telegraph in 1845, and the Mexican War in 1847. Corcoran retired in 1854 and the firm became Riggs & Company. George Riggs led the 1867 syndicate that raised .2 million in gold bullion for the Alaska Purchase. In the 1920s, Riggs National Bank introduced savings accounts, opened a trust department, and purchased two other local banks, creating a branch banking network. In 1930, the firm acquired the Famrers of and Mechanics Bank of Georgetown, a congressionally chartered bank established in February 1814, which helped finance the War of 1812. After several notable scandals dealing with the embassy business in the early 2000s, Riggs Bank was bought by PNC for 9 million on July 16, 2004.

Twenty-two U.S. Presidents or their families banked at Riggs, including John Tyler, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Accounts were also held by Senators Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster, Confederate president Jefferson Davis, American Red Cross founder Clara Barton, suffragist Susan B. Anthony, and generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Douglas MacArthur.

The Georgetown Historic District, roughly bounded by Reservoir Rd., NW, and Dumbarton Oaks Park on the north; Rock Creek Park on the east; the Potomac River on the south; and Glover-Archbold Parkway on the west, encompassses the area laid out as a prosperous port town in 1751 prior to the establishment of the Distrcict of Columbia, and later assimilated into the city of Washington in 1871. Today, the primary commercial corridors of Georgetown are M Street and Wisconsin Avenue, which contain high-end shops, bars, and restaurants. Georgetown is home to the main campus of Georgetown University, the Old Stone House, the oldest standing building in Washington, and the embassies of France, Mongolia, Sweden, Thailand, and Ukraine.

Georgetown Historic District National Register #67000025 (1967)

Colorado - Idaho Springs: Normandeau/Rohner Building

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The Normandeau/Rohner Building, at 1617 Miner Street, was built in 1881 and opened by William and Edward Normandeau. The first business in the building was a dry-goods store, which also sold boots and shoes. Within a decade, it became the "Golden Rule Store." At the turn of the century, John Rohner, a bartender next door at Worth's saloon, opened up a competing saloon here. It was Rohner who added the elaborate front for his "high class" saloon/billiard parlor. Rohner was also a well-known boxer who fought for the heavyweight championship of the world in 1900.

The building is a one and one-half story rectangular brick structure built in the commercial vernacular style. It contains some of the most exquisite architectural details of the Victorian era. There is a small, round, arched window with brick arch, radiating voussoirs with keystone in the upper façade, bracketed cornice and paneled frieze decorated with swags.

The Idaho Springs Downtown Commercial District, roughly bound by Center Alley, 14th Avenue, Riverside Drive, and Idaho Street, has been the commercial center of the community since its development in the late 19th century. The Idaho Springs downtown area, with its collection of Late Victorian-Era structures, formed the core of a city where prospector George A. Jackson made the first placer gold discovery in Colorado. It went on to serve as an important milling and supply center for the mining region which accelerated the settlement of Colorado.

Idaho Springs Downtown Commercial District #84000801 (1984)

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BC unveils new pension option

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New legislation introduced by the B.C. government will create an important option for people to save for retirement and provide an additional financial safety net for the approximately two-thirds of B.C. workers who do not have access to group pension plans, Finance Minister Michael de Jong said today.

Following on the heels of similar legislation enacted by the federal government in December, de Jong introduced the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act, which will make all workers in B.C. eligible to enrol in defined-contribution pension plans.

The bill is part of a national effort to make well-regulated, low-cost pension plans available to millions of Canadians who do not have occupational pension plans.

Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs) will be managed by licensed financial institutions, reducing administrative burdens for employers and providing tax advantages to employers that are not available under alternative models such as group RRSPs.

Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2013/02/bc-unveils-new-pension-opt...

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Morgan Mansion aka Wellston City Hall

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I traveled to Jackson County, Ohio and photographed some structures on the National Register of Historic Places. The sky was blue when I got to the edge of Wellston, but clouded up before I could get a photo.

From W8ikipedia:

"The Morgan Mansion is a historic residence in and the current city hall of Wellston, Ohio, United States. Built in 1905,[1] it was the home of one of Jackson County's leading industrialists, T.J. Morgan, and it has been designated a historic site.[2]:796

Morgan entered the iron and coal business in Wellston in 1884, when he established the Wellston Coal and Iron Company. By 1905, he had become sufficiently wealthy to commission the design of his home from leading Columbus architect Wilbur Mills.[2]:796 Mills' design was a brick building with a stone foundation, an asphalt roof, and elements of stone and iron.[3] Rather than being of a single architectural style, the two-and-a-half-story house is a mix of Jacobethan and Spanish Mission Revival architecture. The various structural elements combine to make the Morgan Mansion more architecturally significant than any other building in the city.[2]:796 Morgan himself died just three years after the house was erected.[4]"

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Old Highland Business District

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OLD HIGHLAND BUSINESS DISTRICT
15th & Boulder Sts.
National Register 7/17/1979, 5DV.106

"The Old Highland Business District is comprised of six late nineteenth-century commercial buildings, all that is left of a once thriving business area. Although the buildings are not outstanding architecturally, they are good examples of commercial architecture from the period and are nicely related to one another. This business district developed over a short period of time, from 1885 to 1890, and contained a convenient mix of stores and offices. Highland was one of the three original areas, clustered around the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, which joined to become the City of Denver."--Description from the Colorado Historical Society website.