Hechinger Company records, 1905-1997.

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Hechinger Company records, 1905-1997.

Hechinger Company records detail the operation of one of Washington, D.C.'s most prominent family-operated businesses, and the leader of the local home improvement industry into the 1990s.

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England, Cathy

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Hechinger, John

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Hechinger, John, 1950-

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Hechinger, Sylvia Frank, 1892-1981

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England, Lois Hechinger

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Rudoy, Sally Hechinger, 1956-

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Hechinger, S. Ross, 1952-

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Ross, Nathan A., 1893-1978

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England, Richard, Jr.

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Hechinger family.

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Akman, Joan

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England, Richard, 1920-2013

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Lowe, Nancy Hechinger, 1947-

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Hechinger, Sidney L., 1885-1958

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Hechinger, June Ross

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Hechinger Company

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Founded in 1911 as a wrecking operation in Washington, D.C.; sold salvaged building materials to the public; began stocking new materials as well to satisfy customer needs; in 1953 the company reorganized as a partnership and established a corporation called Richard England Associates to handle the wholesale business; 1999 the company declared bankruptcy and closed its doors in September 1999. From the description of Hechinger Company records, 1905-1997. (Historical Society of Washin...