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Category: Beaux-Arts

  • City Hall (1910) – Griffin, Georgia

    Haralson Bleckley. City Hall (1910). Griffin, Georgia.
    Haralson Bleckley. City Hall (1910). Griffin, Georgia.1 2
    Looking at City Hall from the southwest
    Looking at City Hall from the southwest
    Balustrade, cornice, and frieze on City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Balustrade, cornice, and frieze on City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Dentilled cornice on City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Dentilled cornice on City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Main entrance and second-floor window on City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Main entrance and second-floor window on City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Terracotta cartouche on the facade of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Terracotta cartouche on the facade of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    First- and second-floor windows on the southwest corner of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    First- and second-floor windows on the southwest corner of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Second-floor window and inscription on City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Second-floor window and inscription on City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Arch window over the main entrance of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Arch window over the main entrance of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Terracotta cartouche over frieze and architrave on the facade of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Terracotta cartouche over frieze and architrave on the facade of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Looking at City Hall from the southeast
    Looking at City Hall from the southeast
    First- and second-floor window and spandrel on the facade of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    First- and second-floor window and spandrel on the facade of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Balustrade on the roof of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Balustrade on the roof of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Cornice, frieze, and second-floor window on the east elevation of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Cornice, frieze, and second-floor window on the east elevation of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    First-floor window and spandrel on the facade of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    First-floor window and spandrel on the facade of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    West elevation of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    West elevation of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Former fire engine doors on the west elevation of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Former fire engine doors on the west elevation of City Hall, Griffin, Georgia
    Looking at City Hall from the east
    Looking at City Hall from the east

    References

    1. “Notice to Contractors.” The Griffin Daily News (Griffin, Georgia), March 5, 1910, p. 1. ↩︎
    2. “City Council Holds First Session In City’s Handsome New Home”. The Griffin Daily News (Griffin, Georgia), May 11, 1911, p. 1. ↩︎

  • 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 4
    Looking at the top floors of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Looking at the top floors of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Crest, cornice, eaves, frieze, and attic windows on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Crest, cornice, eaves, frieze, and attic windows on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Crest, cornice, eaves, and pilaster capital on the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Crest, cornice, eaves, and pilaster capital on the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Arch windows on the southwest corner of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Arch windows on the southwest corner of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Windows and terracotta spandrels on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Windows and terracotta spandrels on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Looking up at arch windows on the southeast corner of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Looking up at arch windows on the southeast corner of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Window, cornice, and terracotta cladding on the southeast corner of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Window, cornice, and terracotta cladding on the southeast corner of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Third-floor windows and terracotta ornamentation on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Third-floor windows and terracotta ornamentation on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    13th-floor window on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    13th-floor window on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Terracotta ornamental panel on the third floor of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Terracotta ornamental panel on the third floor of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Terracotta window spandrel on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Terracotta window spandrel on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Main entrance and first and second floors of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Main entrance and first and second floors of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Frieze, columns, and second-floor windows on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Frieze, columns, and second-floor windows on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Column capital and terracotta frieze on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Column capital and terracotta frieze on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Iron railing and window spandrel on the second floor of the Empire Building, Birmingham. Alabama
    Iron railing and window spandrel on the second floor of the Empire Building, Birmingham. Alabama
    Terracotta frieze and insignia on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Terracotta frieze and insignia on the facade of the Empire Building, Birmingham, Alabama
    Looking at the Empire Building from the west
    Looking at the Empire Building from the west

    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. ↩︎
    4. Empire Building – Bhamwiki ↩︎

  • Bowery Savings Bank (1895) – New York

    Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White. Bowery Savings Bank (1895). New York.
    Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White. Bowery Savings Bank (1895). New York.1 2 3 4 5 6

    The Bowery Savings Bank is a significant early work in the Beaux-Arts style, credited to Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White.

    Following their monumental buildings of classical inspiration for the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893, the firm entirely embraced Roman and Renaissance influences in their designs, ushering in the Beaux-Arts movement that dominated American architecture for decades.

    Location of Bowery Savings Bank

    By the time of White’s death in 1906, the firm’s work had become increasingly derivative and dreary, but this structure was designed early enough to retain some of their initial flair for quirkiness and originality: the front doors set slightly off-center within a recessed arch, for instance.

    Looking at the Grand Street facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Looking at the south facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York

    Built in the shape of an “L” and composed of granite and Indiana limestone, the Bowery Savings Bank has two entrances, neither of which resembles the other—a larger side entrance on Grand Street, and the smaller, more interesting Bowery side.

    It appears the building was largely designed by Edward P. York, then White’s assistant, who also supervised its construction. York would later become a founding partner in the architectural firm of York & Sawyer.7

    Ever the playboy, in the mid-to-late 1890s, White increasingly delegated his work to his employees while indulging in a lavish lifestyle of excess and consumption—it didn’t end well for him.

    Gallery

    Looking up at the pediment on the south facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Looking up at the pediment on the south facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Arched portico on the east facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Arched portico on the east facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Dentils, egg and dart molding, and acroterion on the facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Dentils, egg and dart molding, and acroterion on the facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Crest and gargoyles on the facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Crest and gargoyles on the facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Acroterion on the facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Acroterion on the facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Looking at the cornice, frieze, and Corinthian capitals on the south elevation of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Looking at the cornice, frieze, and Corinthian capitals on the south elevation of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Pediment on the east elevation of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Pediment on the east elevation of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Cornice, frieze, and Corinthian capitals on the facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Cornice, frieze, and Corinthian capitals on the facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Frieze, date inscription, and pediment on the south elevation of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Frieze, date inscription, and pediment on the south elevation of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Acroterion on the facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Acroterion on the facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Console and pediment above a window on the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Console and pediment above a window on the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Dentils, frieze, and Corinthian capital on the facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Dentils, frieze, and Corinthian capital on the facade of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Chimney and crest on the east elevation of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Chimney and crest on the east elevation of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York

    Elevations and Sections8

    Bowery elevation of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Bowery elevation of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Grand Street elevation of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Floor plan of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Floor plan of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Section drawing of the counting room in the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Section drawing of the counting room in the Bowery Savings Bank, New York

    Interior9

    Banking room of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York
    Banking room of the Bowery Savings Bank, New York

    References

    1. A Monograph of the Work of McKim, Mead & White 1879-1915, Volume 1. New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co. (1915). ↩︎
    2. “The Bowery Savings Bank’s New Building.” New-York Daily Tribune, February 14, 1893, p. 11. ↩︎
    3. “Another Handsome Bank Building.” New-York Daily Tribune, February 15, 1893, p. 3. ↩︎
    4. “Financial Announcements.” The New-York Times, June 24, 1894, p. 14. ↩︎
    5. “Bowery Bank’s New Building.” The World (New York), June 27, 1894, p. 6. ↩︎
    6. “Bowery Savings Opens New Home”. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (New York), June 22, 1923, p. 22. ↩︎
    7. Bowery Savings Bank Building – Landmarks Preservation Commission ↩︎
    8. A Monograph of the Work of McKim, Mead & White 1879-1915, Volume 1. New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co. (1915). ↩︎
    9. Ibid. ↩︎

  • 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, Washington, D.C.
    Statuary and inscripted frieze on the south facade of Washington Union Station, Washington, D.C.
    Original waiting room in Washington Union Station, Washington, D.C.
    Original waiting room in Washington Union Station, Washington, D.C.
    Loggia on the south facade of Washington Union Station, Washington, D.C.
    Loggia on the south facade of Washington Union Station, Washington, D.C.
    Second-floor window on the south facade of Washington Union Station, Washington, D.C.
    Second-floor window on the south facade of Washington Union Station, Washington, D.C.
    Eagle statuary and inscribed frieze on the south facade of Washington Union Station, Washington, D.C.
    Eagle statuary and inscribed frieze on the south facade of Washington Union Station, Washington, D.C.

    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, Atlanta
    Cornice on the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store, Atlanta
    Looking up at the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store, Atlanta
    Looking up at the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store, Atlanta
    Ornamental corbel on the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store, Atlanta
    Ornamental corbel on the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store, Atlanta
    Second-floor windows on the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store, Atlanta
    Second-floor windows on the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store, Atlanta
    Corbel and stringcourse on the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store, Atlanta
    Corbel and stringcourse on the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store, Atlanta
    Second-floor window on the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store, Atlanta
    Second-floor window on the east facade of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store, Atlanta
    South elevation of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store
    South elevation of the Davison-Paxon-Stokes Department Store, Atlanta

    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. ↩︎