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Brett Building, 1210-1216 Eleventh Ave Altoona, Blair County, PA
Most of the early 20th century buildings in Altoona`s commercial district have detailing derived from Neoclassical sources. Retail clothier Jacob Brett chose a more "modern" idiot for his prestigious new department store and office building. Designed in 1922 by Julian Millard of Altoona, the Brett Building is one of the few downtown buildings that exhibit the design elements seen in the Chicago School of architecture vertical, tripartite zones; the division of the intermediate stories into vertical bands; and the use of low-relief, terra cotta ornamentation, especially at the cornice. Moreover, both the achitect and the building`s owner were influential on the state level; Brett was a prominent businessman, originally from Lithuania; and Millard, a widely respected architect, was named Pennsylvania`s first Supervising Architect in 1924.
Brett Building, 1210-1216 Eleventh Ave Altoona, Blair County, PA
Most of the early 20th century buildings in Altoona`s commercial district have detailing derived from Neoclassical sources. Retail clothier Jacob Brett chose a more "modern" idiot for his prestigious new department store and office building. Designed in 1922 by Julian Millard of Altoona, the Brett Building is one of the few downtown buildings that exhibit the design elements seen in the Chicago School of architecture vertical, tripartite zones; the division of the intermediate stories into vertical bands; and the use of low-relief, terra cotta ornamentation, especially at the cornice. Moreover, both the achitect and the building`s owner were influential on the state level; Brett was a prominent businessman, originally from Lithuania; and Millard, a widely respected architect, was named Pennsylvania`s first Supervising Architect in 1924.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
