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Pennsylvania Railroad Station Rotunda
The Pennsylvania Station was commissioned from the office of D. H. Burnham in Chicago, one of the chief purveyors of the new monumental Classicism. Both the headhouse and cab stand were finished in 1902, but the now demolished shed was not finished until 1903.
- Time to build: 1898–1903, per the HABS architectural data form
- Materials: steel frame covered with terra cotta and a granite base, per the HABS architectural data form
Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. Library of Congress item. Full drawing: Section at loc.gov. No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted.