W.S. Jenks & Son

Specialties

Established in 1866 W.S. Jenks and Son has been DC’s premier purveyor of fine tools and machinery. A last enterprise in an ever changing city we are happy to announce the opening of our new store at 910 Bladensburg Road NE.

Hardware Department– Plumbing, Electrical, Tools, Nuts & Bolts, Fasteners, Molding, and Lumber.

Paint Department– We carry Pratt and Lambert (a Sherwin Williams brand) and Do-​It-​Best Paints. Featuring 4 tiers of paint quality we can find the right solution for you. We also offer a computer spectrometer that can determine the color of any material that you bring in for us to sample.

Lawn and Garden Department– We offer a wide range of products including; shovels, garden hoses, lawn appliance repair parts, and more.

Safety Department– We offer a comprehensive line of fall protection products, respirators, face masks, gloves, eye protection, and hard hats.

Heavy Machinery Department– We offer a full selection of Jet and Powermatic machinery.

Lift Equipment Department–

History

Established in 1866.

Founded in 1866 by Winfield S. Jenks, W.S. Jenks & Son began by selling hardware, horseshoes, pot belly, coal and woodburning stoves.

In a 1956 expansion Jenks began supplying the young electronics industry and government agencies in Washington, DC.

In 1969, W.S. Jenks & Son begins yet another expansion in it’s Export Department and begins selling overseas to the Middle and Far East.

In September of 1993, W.S. Jenks & Son hosts then President Bill Clinton and the Small Business Administration’s Erskine Bowles for a Q&A on the upcoming Health Care Reform.

In 2003 the store moves to 953 V. Street NE in Washington, DC and begins to heavily focus on the contracting side of the business as it moves away from being a retail oriented hardware store.

In 2015 our newest store front is ready to open as W.S. Jenks & Son moves to it’s new home at 910 Bladensburg Road NE in Washington, DC. At 20,000 sf of space Jenks has a broad range of merchandise with some unique history sprinkled in throughout

Meet the Manager

William C.

Manager

As a longtime friend of the owners and a manager at the store I am both excited and pleased to see the changes that are happening at W.S. Jenks & Son and the Trinidad neighborhood which we now call home.

W.S. Jenks & Son also recommends

MGM Roast Beef

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reviews

Sandwiches

William C. says,

«A favorite lunch spot for many of our employees MGM has been and will continue to be one of the best places to get a sandwich in Washington, DC.»