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figure of Prome-theus, sculptured by Professor Merrel Gage, wasset on this facade. Nearly a score of brick tapestry motifs areworked out in the exterior veneer from six basicpatterns, employing but two types of brick, Normanand common red. Additional variation and em-bellishment was provided… … Maltese cross, and Cc) a Star of David. Also toprovide further decoration, certain spandrels carrydouble running bonds of the Norman red brick,with a two-inch spacing of mortar permitted be-tween the butt ends of the bricks in each doublecourse. This two-inch wide, two-brick high spacingof mortar,…
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