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Majestic Building, 47 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, IN. The Majestic Building was the first steel framed high-rise in Indiana. In 1895 the Indiana Gas Company commissioned Oscar Bohlen of D.A. Bohlen & Son to design this 10-story building to serve as their new business headquarters. The exterior design for the Majestic uses the strength of the Romanesque Revival style. The large entrance arches are intricately decorated with foliate and acanthus carving and the three massive arches in the upper stories give the building its monumental character. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information.

Specifications

School / Style
Emblematic
Manufacturer
Unknown
Circa Dates
1895
Classification
Category P - P-200
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P-21400

About this record

“Majestic Building” (catalogue P-21400) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Public Buildings/Seals category (Category P, Symbols, Logos, Words & Numbers) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It dates to circa 1895; the maker has not been identified. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.

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