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large lot of matching ornamental cast brass interior doorknobs salvaged from howells and hood's chicago tribune tower (also used in the printing plant building). the factory office door hardware was designed and fabricated by the yale & towne mfg. co., stamford, ct. the neoclassical design was first introduced around 1909 as the "argos" pattern. the building, constructed for the printing presses and other equipment was completed in 1922. the architect on record was jarvis hunt. around the same time the chicago tribune hosted an international design competition for its new headquarters and offered a $50,000 prize for "the most beautiful and eye-catching building in the world." more than 260 entries were received and the winner was a neo-gothic design by new york architects john mead howells and raymond hood (architect of the mcgraw-hill building and rockefeller center in manhattan). construction on the actual tribune tower was completed in 1925 and reached a height of 462 feet above ground. the ornate buttresses surrounding the peak of the tower are especially visible when the tower is lit at night. the doorknobs were used in both the tower and plant. priced individually.
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several matching early 1920's antique american neoclassical cast brass doorknobs salvaged from the javis hunt-designed chicago tribune printing plant or building
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UR-29626-18
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