Jewel Box

Year

1936

Type

building

A cantilevered glass and steel greenhouse set on a limestone plinth in Forest Park, the Jewel Box was among the first buildings in the United States to use vertical glass walls supported by thin steel mullions without masonry infill. The 17 …

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