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sed through in seek-ing to find an expression for the new meth-ods of construction. Consequently, it re-tained all the ear marks of the old classicperiod in exterior appearance only. The wide projecting cornices were notstone, but of wood and metal. The columnson the facade were plaster and… … ATLAS BUILDING AS IT APPEARED BEFOREALTERATIONS Atlas labored all these years supportingnothing more than his cast iron globe. The owner, desirous of increasing theincome from this property, decided renova- tion would do the trick and came to thearchitect with his problem. In the light of modern…
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