The Office

The Office itself self. For as long as anyone can remember, The Office has always been known as "The Office." In the Meekins' clan it has developed a persona that everyone is familiar with. The Office has come to life for many of us through countless memories and experiences. The Office is a place that has provided for the family, it is a place of clutter, but also a place of smiles and joy. The Office seldom brings the family down, but always contributes to the well being in a most fundamental way. The Office has been a rock in the family, a place to keep our feet on the ground and drive us to continue working hard. The Office has taught us all valuable lessons about how meaningful even something small can be and it has helped us to appreciate the little things in all. The Surveyor's Office has many stories to tell, for today we will just take a look at the exterior.

The Office has been around for over a century. It has gone through additions and changes as it has been a school and a church, but for as long as it has been in the family, it has sported this colonial veranda. 

The character of The Office is beginning to show here. It is aged and worn, but still standing strong. It has a colonial styled veranda, but a gothic styled light fixture with a CFL bulb. The Office is a picture of how many smaller and different things can come together to make something lasting and significant. 

W.L. Meekins Sr. adorned the front door with this knocker and this type years ago. He loved finding antiques and reusing them. Perhaps this knocker is the source of the name for this beloved office.

Next time we will start exploring the adorned interior of The Office.

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A Blog About a Land Surveyor's Office in DC.

In the DC area, land surveyors have a large job. With so many people packed so close together in an area with a rich history of property ownership and exchange, determining who owns what and where can be a formidable job. At W.L. Meekins Inc., with our 60+ years of experience, we are no strangers to the difficult deliberations required to make sound and right conclusions about where one person's land ends and the next begins. Here we will explore just what a land surveyor does, but also honor the late William Lawrence Meekins Sr. by writing about the vast legacy he passed to his children.

Surveying thousands of square feet and analyzing stacks of documents from the court house every day can become arduous and the founder of this company understood the environment one works in can determine their outlook and productivity. He was incredibly intentional about picking up fascinating trinkets packed with countless historical facts. This surveyor's office is decorated in a rich history of  statues and keep-sakes, all with a story and meaning behind them. While we are one of the many surveying companies in the DC area (albeit, the most experienced), we quite possibly have one of the most eclectic surveying offices in the entire United States. Stay tuned, you never know just what you are going to learn about at The Surveyor's Office.