▁male ▁cycl ists ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Ver ona ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Ven eto <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Washington ▁Br ick ▁Machine ▁Company ▁was ▁a ▁brick ▁manufact uring ▁company ▁which ▁operated ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁Its ▁br icks ▁were ▁machine ▁made ▁and ▁were ▁used ▁extens ively ▁across ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁major ▁buildings ▁still ▁standing ▁including ▁the ▁Eisen h ower ▁Executive ▁Office ▁Building , ▁Arts ▁and ▁Indust ries ▁Building ▁and ▁National ▁Building ▁Museum . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁the ▁company ▁becomes ▁the ▁Washington ▁Br ick ▁Company . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Begin ning ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁named ▁the ▁Washington ▁Br ick ▁Machine ▁Company . ▁Oper ating ▁in ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁quadr ant ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁it ▁made ▁br icks ▁using ▁a ▁machine ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁traditional ▁way ▁of ▁m old ed ▁by ▁hand . ▁This ▁brought ▁prices ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁following ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁when ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁was ▁growing ▁and ▁modern izing ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Alexander ▁" B oss " ▁She ph erd ▁and ▁his ▁successor , ▁William ▁D enn ison ▁Jr .. ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁its ▁life ▁the ▁company ▁won ▁several ▁big ▁b ids ▁with ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government ▁to ▁provide ▁br icks . ▁On ▁September ▁