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Architectural Style | French Second Empire |
Construction Dates | 1871 - 1888 (17 years total) |
Supervising Architects | Alfred Mullett (1869-1874), William Potter (1875-1875), Orville Babcock (1875-1877), Thomas Lincoln Casey (1877-1888) |
Chief Designer | Richard Ezdorf |
Total Cost | $10,038,482.42 |
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Total Building Area | 662,598 GSF (15.21 acres or 11 1/2 football fields) |
Number of Levels | Basement, Ground, Floors 1 through 5 |
Number of Rooms | 553 |
Exterior Columns | 900 |
Interior Doors | 1,314 |
Exterior Windows | 1,572 |
Bronze Stair Balusters | 4,004 |
Number of Steps | 1,784 (76 less than the Empire State Building with 1,860 steps) |
Number of Stairs | 65 |
Total Corridor Length | 9,160'-1" or 1.73 miles (2.793 kilometers) |
Number of Fireplaces | 151 (83 remain) |
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