remarkably well-preserved original 19th century american victorian era interior residential vestibule doors salvaged from the extant david c. cook mansion, located in elgin, il. 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. the two raised panel vestibule doors are comprised of quartered white oak wood with original varnished finish largely intact. the strongly geometric glass insets feature french beveled cut segments, along with variegated flash glass and centrally located roundel. the original hardware (e.g., door bolts, knobs and backplates and hinges) is completely intact. the pattern is known as "ivy" and was fabricated by branford lock works, branford, ct. each door measures approximately 88 x 30 1/4 inches. priced for the set.