louis h. sullivan-designed gage building ornamental iron storefront scrapped during the 1950's
This entry was posted on January 18 2018 by Eric
after spending nearly a year researching and documenting the restoration of l.h. sullivan's gage building (1899) terra cotta exterior, i began looking through and scanning any and all images of the visually stunning ornamental cast iron storefront executed by the winslow brothers foundry, chicago, ills. it sickens me each and every time i hear the story about how the entire ornamental iron facade was broken apart and scrapped during the 1950's. with the exception of a few pieces salvaged during renovations - including a few frieze panels and sections of cove molding - the storefront is gone. the images below offer a visual record of what originally existed, along with surviving fragments.
the gage building's ornamental iron storefront as it appeared in the winslow brothers 1905 period catalog:
surviving fragments from the building's storefront:
the bldg. 51 book documenting the extraction, replication, and installation of the gage building's north cartouche will be published in the winter of 2017.
This entry was posted in , Miscellaneous, Bldg. 51, Featured Posts & Bldg. 51 Feed on January 18 2018 by Eric
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