▁Below ▁them ▁are ▁stone ▁pla ques ▁on ▁the ▁foundation ▁with ▁the ▁words ▁" Un ited ▁Tra ction ▁Company ". ▁Its ▁treatment ▁is ▁otherwise ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁story . ▁A bove ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁bal con y ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁two ▁round ▁fl uted ▁and ▁herm ic ulated ▁columns ▁with ▁Cor inth ian ▁capit als ▁ending ▁at ▁the ▁roof line ▁fr ie ze . ▁ ▁Inside ▁the ▁building ▁has ▁been ▁alter ed ▁consider ably , ▁but ▁many ▁original ▁finish es ▁remain ▁under ▁their ▁rep lac ements . ▁The ▁first ▁floor ▁has ▁an ▁o val ▁central ▁hall ▁with ▁a ▁colored ▁mar ble ▁floor ▁and ▁mar ble ▁walls ▁with ▁ro set tes . ▁An ▁arch way ▁leads ▁to ▁st airs ▁with ▁mar ble ▁flo ors ▁and ▁an ▁orn ate ▁metal ▁ra iling . ▁Some ▁rooms ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁retain ▁their ▁original ▁stone work , ▁such ▁as ▁pattern ed ▁flo ors ▁and ▁wall ▁panel ing . ▁The ▁rooms ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁flo ors ▁have ▁minimal ▁decor ation . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Hor se - dra wn ▁t rol ley ▁service ▁began ▁in ▁Alb any ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁The ▁vehicles ▁were ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Alb any ▁Railway ▁Company , ▁which ▁began ▁to ▁introduce ▁electric ▁t rolle ys ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁it ▁was ▁successful ▁enough ▁to ▁commission ▁Marcus ▁T . ▁Reyn olds ▁to ▁design ▁its ▁headquarters , ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁moved ▁in ▁it ▁changed ▁its ▁name