▁the ▁houses ▁built ▁were ▁not ▁this ▁big . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁the ▁company ▁field ▁a ▁de ed ▁to ▁transfer ▁all ▁assets ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁company ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁Br ick ▁Company . ▁This ▁allowed ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁leg ally ▁change ▁its ▁name ▁by ▁removing ▁the ▁word ▁machine . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁ ▁The ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁were ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 4 2 0 ▁New ▁York ▁Avenue ▁N W . ▁ ▁The ▁Washington ▁Br ick ▁Company ▁operated ▁from ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁quadr ant ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁Its ▁manufact uring ▁plant ▁was ▁located ▁off ▁of ▁B ound ary ▁Street ▁( now ▁Florida ▁Avenue ) ▁where ▁it ▁intersect s ▁with ▁H ▁Street ▁NE ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Tr in idad ▁neighborhood . ▁The ▁plant ▁covered ▁ 1 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁rural ▁land . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁mine ▁the ▁fine ▁cl ay ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁br icks ▁on ▁site . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁prom ot ers , ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁m ined ▁to ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁feet . ▁On ▁site , ▁visitors ▁could ▁see ▁several ▁low ▁sh eds ▁probably ▁used ▁to ▁dry ▁the ▁br icks , ▁a ▁large ▁building ▁containing ▁an ▁engine ▁and ▁the ▁machine ▁room . ▁The ▁kil ns ▁used ▁to ▁fire ▁the ▁br icks ▁were ▁also ▁on - site ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁building ▁o vens ▁to ▁dry ▁the ▁br icks ▁and ▁no ▁longer ▁rely ▁on