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original pink terrazzo floor fragment unearthed from washington porter jr.'s south side chicago "kiosk sphinx"

original pink terrazzo floor fragment unearthed from washington porter jr.'s south side chicago "kiosk sphinx"

SKU: UR-34990-24
$300.00

washington porter jr.’s "kiosk sphinx" was a custom-designed private museum built between 1928-1933 at a cost of 350,000 dollars on the rear lot of his parent’s mansion, located at 4043 lake park avenue, chicago, ills. the unusual cast concrete structure with massive steel observation tower was designed to house his sprawling collection of antiques. both mansion and kiosk were demolished in 1957.

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