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Grand Entrance
Stained-glass windows and old English-style lanterns dress up the entrance of the Weyerhaeuser Building. (Photo courtesy of the Forest History Society, Durham, NC)
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Stained-glass windows and old English-style lanterns dress up the entrance of the Weyerhaeuser Building. (Photo courtesy of the Forest History Society, Durham, NC)

Stained-glass windows, carved panels in white pine and old English-style lanterns dress up the entrance of the Weyerhaeuser Building built in 1923.

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An “information girl,” or receptionist, was stationed in the spacious lobby. The sales department and accounting department were separated from the lobby by counters. A telephone booth at the right of the entrance was at the disposal of visitors to the building.
 
The floors, except for in the private offices, were covered with battleship linoleum – the flooring gets its name from its battleship gray color, not because it was used on boats. The walls were finished in fir and stained a driftwood gray. This was accomplished with a chemical stain which gives the appearance of wood that has been floating in salt water.

The office of Robert W. Hunt, sales manager, was to the left of the lobby; general manager William H. Boner’s office was to the right.

ROBERT "BOB" WILLIAM HUNT SR. - ROBERT "BOB" WILLIAM HUNT SR. -
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WILLIAM H. BONER - WILLIAM H. BONER - WILLIAM H. BONER - WILLIAM H. BONER -
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WILLIAM H. BONER - WILLIAM H. BONER - WILLIAM H. BONER - WILLIAM H. BONER -
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