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D-62  
CORSE BUILDING
(Greyhound Express Service
Building)
426 WEST FORSYTH STREET
DATE: 1911
ARCHITECTS: McClure & Holmes
BUILDER: Lightman, McDonald & Company
This
five-story commercial building was once a handsome part of the busy
street scene along Forsyth Street. Now it stands isolated by the
demolition of its neighboring buildings and altered by "modernization"
of its lower story. Yet the fine detailing on the facade of its
upper four stories is still noteworthy. Limestone trim accents
the windows, including wedge-shaped lintels on the three middle floors
and keystoned arches on the fifth floor. The building has a
modillioned cornice, a stepped parapet, and interesting brick
design. It was constructed of reinforced concrete.
Montgomery Corse's wood, lumber, and coal business originally occupied
this building in 1911.
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