historically important original and intact 19th century american ornamental cast iron staircase baluster salvaged from the non-extant ywca hotel building constructed n 1895. the delicate brushed iron baluster features intricate foliated scrollwotk and bellflowers. attributed to the winslow brothers foundry, chicago, il. the seven-story ywca hotel (located at 830 south michigan avenue) was designed by chicago architect john m. van osdel ii, nephew of prominent chicago architect john mills van osdel. construction of the property was completed in 1895. the late 19th century hotel is one of the oldest ywca buildings in the country. the ywca originally used to house working women newly arriving in the city. in later years the building was known as the 830 michigan avenue hotel, and eventually the headquarters for johnson publications. the badly dilapidated building was finally demolished in 2010. measures 28 inches long.