San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 308
eback h a 1 f a century, the preservation ofwhich has been one of the problems of thisnew building. Sunken gardens will occupythe old site. The new Court House breathes a fineSpanish atmosphere both outside and in.The masonry walls backed with a rigidsteel frame are tinted a warm mellow tonewhich… … So large are the segments that stones ninefeet long have been used on some of thearches, and so unique is this find thatit contains fossil shells and remains whichare plainly discernible through the toothchisel finish. The low coping around theCourt House Square is cut from naturalboulders, also…
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