Virginia Public Service Company Building
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Pier 1 (Virginia Public Service Company Building)
1930, Frank D. Chase, Inc. 117 S. Washington St.
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(Photograph by Matthew Aungst)
The Public Service Company, which supplied electricity and sold electric appliances, needed a building with large ground-level windows to show off its merchandise. This well-detailed classical Art Deco commercial structure resembles, in its restrained ornament, buildings in Chicago, the architect's home.
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