The King Edward Apartments are actually two buildings—a larger one at the corner of Craig and Bayard Streets, and a smaller one behind it on Bayard Street. Both of them have some interesting ornamental features.
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Decorations on the King Edward Apartments
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Carved Ornaments on the Benedum-Trees Building
Carved brackets and other ornaments on the entrance to one of the splendid Fourth Avenue bank towers.
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Roof Ornaments, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Above, the distinctive grotesque eruption at the pinnacle of the pyramid roof. Below, the alternating eagles and torches of the cornice.
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Some South Side Details
If you happen to be building a house, ask yourself this question: Which small details of this building will passers-by stop and take pictures of a century and a half from now?
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Charming Woodwork on the South Side
Old Pa Pitt is not sure whether the woodwork on this South Side rowhouse is original or the work of a more recent craftsman. Either way, it is charmingly folksy, and the polychrome color scheme is well chosen to bring out the details.
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Bracket
Ornamental bracket on a storefront on Carson Street. -
Row of Windows, Carson Street
A row of more than usually ornate Italianate windows on Carson Street, South Side.
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Brackets
Ornamental brackets on a corner building on Carson Street, South Side.
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Finial
Decoration on the roof of a Victorian building on Carson Street, South Side.
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Victorian Details on Carson Street
Ornamental details on a row of commercial buildings on Carson Street.
