Victor J. Evans: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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[[File:Victor Building, 9th street and Grant, Washington, D.C., ca. 1910.jpg|thumb|Victor Building, 9th street and Grant, Washington, D.C., ca. 1910]]

[[Image:The_Victor_Building_750_9th_Street_NW_Washington,_D.C._9506_3.jpg|thumb|right|The expanded Victor Building 750 9th Street NW Washington]]

In 1907, Evans bought a site at Grant Place NW (now G Place) and 9th Street in Washington, D.C., for construction of a new headquarters,<ref name="DeFerrari"/> right next to the Patent Office.<ref name="DCHS">{{cite web |title=Victor Building |url=https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/628 |website=DC Historic Sites |access-date=11 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The Victor Building was completed in 1909 at a cost of $150,000. The six-story [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival]] building is still standing,<ref name="DeFerrari"/> and has a long history as an important Washington DC office building. It was expanded twice by Evans, in 1911, and in 1925. The original building and the 1911 expansion were the work of architect [[Appleton P. Clark Jr.]] The 1925 expansion was done done by [[Waddy Butler Wood]].<ref name="DCHS"/>