E.J Lennox And Building Of A Courthouse
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THE BUILDING THEN
In 1886 the city held a competition for the design of a court house.
Thirteen architects competed and E.J Lennox was chosen to construct this
building. He was chosen as the architect because of his unique way of
demonstrating the Richardsoninan Romanesque design (In North Amer ....
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.... caricatures. The complete building cost the city
2.5 million dollars which is almost nine times greater that the original
target price which was set at 300,000 dollars. Many people complained and
said that the cost of building the hall could have been used on practical
schemes such as sewer improvage, water supplies and other important city
needs. This mind blowing amount of money encouraged many investigations and
lawsuits. One affair being in which the architects name was revealed
carved ....
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