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original and intact 1881 historically important ornamental cast iron exterior rosenfeld building black enameled pilaster ornament salvaged from the building before it was demolished in 1958. the multi-part assembly contains a mostly uniform weathered surface patina. the components contain screw holes for mounting flush against a flat surface. the assemblages were located on the 1881 building's sidewalk level pilasters. the levi rosenfeld building (demolished 1958) was designed by the architectural firm of adler and sullivan. the mixed-use masonry building was built in two phases, with the first being a three story section completed in 1881 at a cost of $42,850. the second phase, consisting of a five-story section with stores, flats, and a hotel, was built the following year, costing $ 92,091. the facade was heavily ornamented with sullivan-designed red slip terra cotta (e.g., cornice and window lunettes), along with the street level storefronts, containing giant plate glass windows divided by cast iron rounded and flat pilasters accentuated with more sullivan-designed simple and restrained floral motifs comprised of individually-cast sections screwed against slightly recessed panels. ornament was salvaged by richard nickel and other institute of design students during its demolition. exact fabricator not known.
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c. 1881 original and intact historically important early louis h. sullivan-designed exterior cast iron rosenfeld building pilaster ornament
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UR-26162-17
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