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Admiring Buildings – U.S.S.Co

I love this building across from the FBI building on 10th St, NW north of Pennsylvania Ave.

Anyone know what the U.S.S.Co is from?

By: Prince Of Petworth | 08 May 2012 4:00 PM | 8 Comments

Anonymous

U.S. Steel?

May 8, 2012 at 4:05 pm
classic_six

I love this building – I think it is beautiful, right down to the detail of USSCo. I love those windows – so old-world lovely.

May 8, 2012 at 4:11 pm
Anonymous

I used to work for Fried Frank, part of who’s office was located in the floor of arched windows on top of this USSCo building. I am driven to drink just thinking of the many awful late nights I spent alone and despondent in this “beautiful” building.

May 8, 2012 at 4:16 pm
- Anonymous
  
  Every day you worked there, did you want to eat hot dogs? Fried franks, specifically.
  
  May 8, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Anon

I think it was something like “U.S. Security Company”. I”ve always liked how they incorpoarted it into the new bulding, making it look a like a great arched triumphal entrance. (Though the old part is much better than the new bulding.)

May 8, 2012 at 4:35 pm
tonyr

The USS Co was a prototype. They made a few design changes before going into production with the USS Enterprise.

May 8, 2012 at 5:03 pm
Brian Kraft

This was a furniture warehouse, built in 1909 for the United States Storage Company.

May 10, 2012 at 10:01 am
P

It makes a nice façade. What remains of this grand structure is more of a hood ornament than a “building”, though.

May 10, 2012 at 6:33 pm