1903 – Design for Municipal Building, Brooklyn, New York
One of the 1903 entries for the Brooklyn Municipal Building Competition which was eventually won by Washington Hull,
One of the 1903 entries for the Brooklyn Municipal Building Competition which was eventually won by Washington Hull,
In 1903 Borough President J. Edward Swanstrom presided over an architectural competition for the commission of a new municipal building for the rapidly expanding Borough.
Built as a linen warehouse for Fiddes Todd & Curry at Nos. 51-59 Adelaide Street. Five Storey red brick warehouse with dramatic roofline of pedimented dormers and corner chimney stacks,
Elevations, section, plans & details published in The Building News, August 28th 1903. Described: “This design was awarded the first premium by Mr.
Scott is perhaps best-known for his work on Liverpool Cathedral. When the competition for a ‘Design for a twentieth century cathedral’
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