Lobby Door, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Alexandria, Louisiana
A decorated lobby door in the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Alexandria, Louisiana, photographed by Carol M. Highsmith, with geometric Art Deco panels and metal framing.
Design characteristics
This lobby door is typical of the federal Art Deco style: a heavy frame with geometric panels, metal accents and a transom above. Its symmetry and repeated motifs give it dignity without fussy detail. For a home, Deco doors work well as glazed doors between rooms or as a statement front for a bar or library cabinet.
Classification
- Style
- Art Deco
- Category
- Interior Doors
- Material
- Bronze
- Motifs
- Geometric panel
- Photograph
- 2014
- Evidence
- Photograph of a documented interior or object
- Source
- Library of Congress
Architectural context
Stepped geometry, fluting and figured veneers. Europe and the United States · c. 1920–1940.
