A beautiful building in the Classic Revival architectural style of the late 1890's through 1920, - a Greek temple-like architecture - using terra cotta, brick, and stone materials; with colossal porticos, large columns topped by a front facing pediment (in this case the rounded EPSW logo roundel in terracotta. Also characteristic of this style, the front door is flanked by pilasters and is capped with a rounded fanlight. The arrangement of windows and doors is formal and symmetrical, in this case with the front door flanked by equally-sized windows that are also capped with rounded fanlights. The building is symmetrical with wings on each end, that are also symmetrically done with columns, cast stone and brick. The bronze dedication plaque to the left of the door is shown below.
Submitted by Rich A.
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