two matching original and intact beautifully crafted solid cherry wood interior residential colonnade or room divider columns possibly fabricated by palmer, fuller & co., chicago, il. the freestanding turned columns were salvaged from the extant david c. cook mansion, located in elgin, il. the uniquely shaped columns contain intricate floral motifs combined with scrollwork. the bases are adorned with slightly protruding floral rosettes (on all sides), along with lightly incised plant designs and chamfered edges. the columns appear to have an older (likely not original) surface treatment. general wear consistent with age. david c. cook, founder of a prominent religious publishing operation, built the high victorian queen anne chateauesque style mansion on the corner of gifford and division streets in 1885. in 1945 the grand residence was converted (i.e., modernized and expanded) into the mary margaret nursing home and later renamed the bowes retirement center. fortunately, interior elegant furnishings located on both the first and second floors were left intact from the time of mr. cook's occupancy. the fate of the house remains uncertain. measure 7 x 7 x 64 inches. priced for the pair.