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496 The first and second floors are separated by a dentil-trimmed beltcourse. The original appearance of the first floor has been restored through the use of new luxor glass panels, plate glass windows, black tile bulkheads, and wood-framed glass entrance doors. A few of the entrances retain the original hexagonal tile floors, with borders in a Greek key design. The back of the building is plain red brick, painted white. Architectural Description: North Facade: Facing Fourth Street, the first floor of the north facade is centered with the main entrance to the three upper floors. Cream-colored face brick covers the upper three floors and the square columns on the first floor. The first floor is dedicated to retail/storefront use. The clock tower, which dominates the northwest corner, is made of cast sheet metal and is Neo-classic in style. A semi-onion dome, centered with a flag pole, caps the tower. Balconies, bordered with balustrades featur- ing carved balusters, are featured on all four sides of the tower, below the clock works. The tower and clock works are in the process of being cleaned and restored. A wide double-hung window is centered in each of the top three floors. The first floor features a diagonally-placed entrance in the corner storefront. A square cream-colored face brick pillar supports the corner. A wide, flat cornice, accented along the bottom with carved brackets, runs from the northwest corner of the clock tower to the northwest edge of the last section of ranked windows. In this section, a shield, flanked by diamond-shaped medallions, decorates the area above the fourth floor windows. Seven identical sets of paired double-hung windows, placed between plain cream-colored face brick pilasters, form the fenestration for the top three floors. Elongated triangular-shaped decorative shields are placed between the sets of windows on the top floor. A heavy concrete sill runs along the bottom of each window. Recessed face brick panels, cen- tered with raised sections, accent the space below each window. A beltcourse, accented with dentil work, separates the first floor from the top three. New luxor glass panels form a wide frieze below the cornice. The first floor retail/storefronts, which were altered during the 1940's, 50's, and 60's, have been returned to a resemblance of their original appearance. This effect is accomplished with the use of new luxor glass panels , plate glass windows, black tile bulkheads and wood-framed glass entrance doors. A few of the original recessed entrance floors, made of small grey-green and hexagonal tiles, still exist. The main entrance to the upper floors is bordered with an impressive surround and cornice made of cast concrete. The wide two-tiered cornice is supported by ornate classical brackets at each corner. The words "W. H. EXHIBIT 1 Page 2 of 9