Antique Vintage Oak Built-In Bookcase Pair Early 1900's Knox Hall Columbia U

  

Please make your own arrangements blanket services etc. Here is a pair of built-in oak (quartersawn) bookcases that were originally installed in Columbia's Knox Hall in NYC, it was removed a few years ago by the restoration woodworkers as a template; I acquired the lot that they kept for their restoration work.

Read on at the end of the description for a summary of the history of Knox Hall. They are from the same installation but one has been modified, the small decorative shelf brackets have been removed from one of the bookcases (see final photo). The sides and back are tongue and groove boards and the shelves are fixed. There are some spots of cracks and separation, so the cabinets will need restoration and cleaning; there are also some scratches/dings/nicks throughout. Please check all photos for condition, please feel free to ask any questions. Cabinet case depth is 23" to 23-1/2". Cabinet case width is 23 (not including braces). Cabinet case height is 95-1/2. Finished face width is approx. Finished face height is 94-3/4. Interior depth is 22-1/4" to 22-1/2". Knox Hall is a Collegiate Gothic-style building constructed in 1909. Originally a faculty residence of the Union Theological Seminary, it was built with donations from the copper mining fortune of D.

Willis James, head of Phelps, Dodge & Co. (the company whose profits also funded the creation of the American University of Beirut) and the oil fortune of John D. The architects were the Boston firm of Allen & Collens, who went on to design the neighboring Riverside Church.

The building is named after George William Knox, Professor of History and Philosophy of Religion at UTS, the administrator responsible for the construction of the UTS campus. In 1987, facing a financial crisis, UTS had drawn up plans to raze the building and construct a thirty-story apartment tower on the site. Instead, two decades later, the lease of the property was taken over by the university (Columbia). The 2008-09 renovation was designed by Helpern Architects of New York. The interior of the building was gutted and reconstructed as faculty offices, seminar rooms, and classrooms. Certain details from the original interior were preserved, in particular the tiles by the firm of William Grueby, a leading ceramics maker of the Arts and Crafts movement, from the lobby floor and four of the buildings fireplaces, which were reinstalled with their original mantels and wood surrounds. The item "Antique Vintage Oak Built-In Bookcase Pair Early 1900's Knox Hall Columbia U" is in sale since Tuesday, November 7, 2017. This item is in the category "Antiques\Furniture\Cabinets & Cupboards\1900-1950". The seller is "f_g_salvage" and is located in Bristol, Pennsylvania. This item can't be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.

• Type: Cabinet
• Sub-Style: American
• Style: Gothic
• Age: 1900-1950
• Region of Origin: America
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Material: Oak