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| Architect: |
Henry Hohauser
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| Year Constructed: |
1936
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| Notes: |
The Congress building is part of the Strand hotel which includes other buildings.
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| Address: |
1024 Ocean Drive
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| Façade Structure: |
The Façade is symmetrical, and the central section has a stepped parapet that rises above the wings. There is a prominent vertical sign structure at the center of the central section.
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| Façade Decorations: |
There are decorative sculptured frieze panels on the sides of the door and near the top of the center section, and wave-pattern horizontatal bands at the tops of the wings.
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| Contour: |
The building has squared-off corners, with windows and eyebrows wrapping around the corners.
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| Entrance: |
The building has a simple entrance door with a large hotel sign above the door forming a small canopy.
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| Eyebrows: |
There are eyebrows on all the wing windows, which wrap around the corners.
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| Frieze Panels: |
The frieze panels on the sides of the door and near the top of the center section have aztec/mayan motifs.
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