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Category: Beaux Arts

  • M. Rich and Brothers Company (1924) – Atlanta

    Hentz, Reid & Adler. M. Rich and Brothers Company. Atlanta.
    Hentz, Reid & Adler. M. Rich and Brothers Company. Atlanta.1 2 3
    Windows over the entrance of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Windows over the entrance of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Looking up at the northeast corner of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Looking up at the northeast corner of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Looking at the northeast corner of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Looking at the northeast corner of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Window and date inscription on the east facade of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Window and date inscription on the east facade of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Window above the main entrance of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Window above the main entrance of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Looking up at the main entrance of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Looking up at the main entrance of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Arch window and inscription above the main entrance of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Arch window and inscription above the main entrance of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Canopy over the main entrance of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Canopy over the main entrance of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Cornice on M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Cornice on M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Looking at the window above the main entrance of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Looking at the window above the main entrance of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Clock on the northeast corner of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta
    Clock on the northeast corner of M. Rich and Brothers Company, Atlanta

    References

    1. “Building Permits For One Day Reach Nearly $2,000,000.” The Atlanta Journal, January 2, 1923, p. 1. ↩︎
    2. “$1,500,000 Store Will Open Today”. The Atlanta Constitution, March 24, 1924, p. 1. ↩︎
    3. Rogers, Ernest. “Admiring Host Throngs Rich Store For Opening; Leading Citizens Speak”. The Atlanta Journal, March 24, 1924, p. 1. ↩︎

  • Empire Building (1909) – Birmingham, Alabama

    Warren & Welton with Carpenter & Blair. Empire Building (1909). Birmingham, Alabama.
    Warren & Welton with Carpenter & Blair. Empire Building (1909). Birmingham, Alabama.1 2 3

    References

    1. “All Plans Completed for Empire Skyscraper”. The Age-Herald (Birmingham, Alabama), May 12, 1908, p. 5. ↩︎
    2. “Outsiders Note City’s Growth”. The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), June 19, 1909, p. 22. ↩︎
    3. “Empire Ready Next Thursday”. The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), September 17, 1909, p. 3. ↩︎

  • Washington Union Station (1907) – Washington, D.C.

    D.H. Burnham & Company. Washington Union Station (1907). Washington, D.C
    D.H. Burnham & Company. Washington Union Station (1907). Washington, D.C.1 2 3 4
    Looking at Washington Union Station from the southwest
    Looking at Washington Union Station from the southwest
    Statuary and inscripted frieze on the south facade of Washington Union Station
    Statuary and inscripted frieze on the south facade of Washington Union Station
    Original waiting room in Washington Union Station
    Original waiting room in Washington Union Station
    Loggia on the south facade ofWashington Union Station
    Loggia on the south facade ofWashington Union Station
    Second-floor window on the south facade of Washington Union Station
    Second-floor window on the south facade of Washington Union Station
    Eagle statuary and inscripted frieze on the south facade of Washington Union Station
    Eagle statuary and inscripted frieze on the south facade of Washington Union Station

    References

    1. “New Union Passenger Station For Washington.” The Washington Post, March 17, 1902, p. 1. ↩︎
    2. “The Proposed New Union Railway Depot.” The Washington Times, March 17, 1902, p. 3. ↩︎
    3. “Farewell To Old Terminal”. The Sunday Star (Washington, D.C.), November 17, 1907, Part 1, p. 3. ↩︎
    4. “New Union Station”. The Sunday Star (Washington, D.C.), November 24, 1907, Part 8, p. 11. ↩︎

  • Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store (1927) – Atlanta

    Starrett & van Vleck with Hentz, Reid & Adler. Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store (1927). Atlanta.
    Starrett & van Vleck with Hentz, Reid & Adler. Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store (1927). Atlanta. 1 2
    Cornice on the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store
    Cornice on the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store
    Looking up at the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store
    Looking up at the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store
    Second-floor windows on the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store
    Second-floor windows on the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store
    South elevation of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store
    South elevation of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store

    References

    1. “$7,000,000 Department Store, Theater, Garage To Be Built By Candler Interests On Peachtree”. The Atlanta Journal, March 8, 1925, p. 1. ↩︎
    2. “Brief Formal Ceremony Held As Davison-Paxon’s Great New Store Opens”. The Atlanta Journal, March 21, 1927, p. 1. ↩︎