Pic of the Week: Terrazzo
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s Pic of the Week is inspired by my post Terrazzo: Beauty Under our Feet.
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Terrazzo: Beauty Under our Feet
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
We rarely take the time to stop and notice the artistic details that go into decorating a building. If anything, we tend to take these creative endeavors for granted. Every day we walk on some sort of flooring, be it hardwood, linoleum, carpet, marble, or tiles, and if we look at what is under our …
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Pic of the Week: Architectural Drawing
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s Pic of the Week is a colorful drawing of the proposed interior of one of our reading rooms by our building’s architects, Pierson & Wilson. This drawing epitomizes the amount of detail, labor, and materials that went into the construction of the Adams Building- from the green formica wall paneling (Formica Insulation Co., Cincinnati, …
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Pic of the Week: The Revolvator
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Have you ever seen a Revolvator?It is a portable elevator or tier machine from the early 20th century. The ceilings in the Science and Business reading room are around 35 ft, so when a light bulb needs to be replaced or the ceiling needs to be patched up, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) breaks …
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