Highly unusual, but not for any of the reasons you may think. It's odd because Richardsonian Romanesque buildings very rarely switch from stone to brick, on the way up. My favorite part is all those little gables and pinnacles at the roofline. Another interesting thing to notice is the triangular insets, of a dofferent colored stone, between the arches.The Knights of Pythias were one of those fraternal organizations that proliferate like weeds in the US.
Pythian Castle was built in 1890, and was designed by Toledo architect Norval Bacon, who also happened to be Grover Cleveland's brother-in-law.
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A real pity, the way that this one was "let go," to face the elements.
From the pictures tat I've seen on the library's web site, there is much internal weather related damage.
It's enough to make a grown man cry. . .
Remember, though, those pictures are more than ten years old and some repair work has been done since then. The worst parts of the roof were fixed and most of the windows covered.
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