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Illustrated Hanbook for Historic Commercial Buildings <br />30 <br />Exterior walls & floors <br />These drawing shows <br />the typical storefront <br />wall construction of <br />the Monarch Printing <br />Building. It illustrates how <br />the front wall facing the <br />street was built. It includes <br />multiple layers: a concrete <br />foundation below ground, <br />a metal hollow column <br />supporting the brick <br />masonry of the upper floor <br />and the balustrade on the <br />parapet. It also shows how <br />the terracotta ornaments <br />are inserted into the brick <br />wall. <br />Storefront Wall <br />Section <br />Concrete <br />foundation <br />Metal <br />column <br />Storefront <br />windows <br />Terracotta <br />ornaments <br />Brick wall <br />Upper window <br />Balustrade <br />Photo courtesy of Charity Stowe