There is also an original wooden cornice over the teller windows, which have been widened and surrounded with blue Formica.
The original cornice was removed at least 25 years ago, and he is putting one back, although it is not modeled after the original.
Only segments of the house's original cornices and architraves remain.
The original cornice was removed in the late 1970s, and the parapet of the building covered with corrugated aluminum.
Many buildings have attractive external features including ironwork on the stoop and intact original cornices.
(Portions of the original cornice are visible from the attic.)
Walden added a fifth floor in 1958, removing the original cornice to do so.
The building is a fairly plain brick building, made even more so when its original cornice was removed.
The original cornice was removed at an unknown date.
Instead of replicating the original cornice, the architects have installed one that doesn't project as far.