Peter Michael Dorsch (1878-1959), who was a Washington, DC native, established the business in 1904 on Seventh Street and moved to the present location in 1913. The buildings that front S Street, NW were built in 1915 and 1922. They were designed by different architects, but they are composed of similar materials, treatment and details. They features elements of the
American Craftsman style. White
terra cotta tile crosses in the center
pediments identify the building with White Cross Bakery. The building has been redeveloped into a mix of office and retail uses. On the 2018 reboot of
Murphy Brown, the building served as the Cable News Channel studios from which the title character's show
Murphy in the Morning was broadcast. ==References==