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Alwyn Court Apartments is a richly ornamented apartment house built in 1907-1909 and is unique in the city. Its architects, Harde & Short, took full advantage of the economies of terra cotta, a material then much in vogue. A single mold could be used time and again for casting clay blocks that were later fired and glazed. The profusion of intricate detail covering the entire building is in the style of Francis I, the great art patron of Renaissance France, and his personal symbol, a crowned salamander, is prominently displayed.
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