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Architectural features of the Heckscher Building

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      The Heckscher Building's exterior showcases a blend of limestone and green-colored terracotta, featuring notable classical elements in its design.

      • The building displays spiraling columns, figurative sculptures, and rows of decorative spandrel panels
      • The pyramidal roof incorporates large dormers and bull's eye windows on each side
      • An elaborate multistory chimney stack and crown-like finial top the structure