original jarvis hunt-designed lakeshore drive athletic club cast plaster pilaster capital with dancing muse

original and historically important single-sided flush mount cast paster interior column capital with acanthus leaves and roindel with dancing muse. the gold enameled pilaster ornament designed and fabricated by the decorators' supply company, chicago, ills. salvaged from the lakeshore drive athletic main lobby. residual plaster and horse hair has been from the backside of the rodnel. the oversized neoclassical style rondel with beaded border remains in good shape, considering age. very limited number available for sale. the historically important 19-story towering beax-arts style lakeshore athletic club building was designed by renowned chicago architect jarvis hunt in 1927. the extant chicago landmark is located on a prominent corner along the shores of lake michigan. the interior boasted a gargantuan marble-clad lobby, with ornamented bronze chandeliers and gilded plasterwork. in addition, the building contained stunning ballrooms, a reading room and a pool room bedecked with nautical-themed polychromatic enamel tiles found along the walls and floors surrounding the pool. in 1928, the lakeshore athletic club received national attention when it hosted the 1928 olympic swimming trials, where gold medalist and future holywood actor johnny weissmuller qualified for the olympic games being held in amsterdam. during the late 1970's (and after falling into disrepair), the outdated building was purchased by northwestern university for use as a dormitory for the ir students for the next several years. after changing ownership again in 2008-9, the then-abandoned building received a major overhaul in preparation for conversion into luxury apartments.