286:. It is one of four historic bank buildings in the district, all of which are contributing properties. The Lhota Building has a typical early 20th century commercial design, with three parts to its overall design, details of classical architecture, and a decorative cornice. Its steel frame construction followed a trend beginning to appear throughout downtown. Many buildings downtown also were built to include commercial space, several with banks on the first floor and offices for rent above. The Lhota Building is prominent among these remaining buildings, with its top floor and decorative cornice visible from blocks away.
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Pearl Street facade, while the other 22 bays are more modestly designed. These bays have a grid of rectangular windows, modest cornices above the second, third, ninth, and tenth floors, and horizontal bands of brick on the third floor. The west facade, on Wall Street, is utilitarian, relatively without ornamentation. The north facade is also mostly bare, save for several windows; part of it is obscured by a building built against it.
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under each window, terra cotta between the windows, and a bracketed and modillion block cornice. The building's first floor exterior and lobby were altered in 1964, renovated for Walker's Men's Store moving in. Much of the building's east facade details wrap around to one single bay on the building's
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in the late 20th century. COTA began searching for a new headquarters as their McKinley Avenue offices reached capacity. The agency purchased the building in 2008, and renovated it, giving it new floors, finishes, and workstations. Lighting, HVAC, and mechanical systems were also updated. COTA's
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