{"product_id":"murphy-auditorium-ornament","title":"Murphy Auditorium Ornament","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdorn your tree this holiday season with a touch of Gilded Age extravagance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated at 50 E. Erie Street, the six-story, 32,193-square-foot Murphy Auditorium was built between 1923 and 1926 by the American College of Surgeons. It was added to the Driehaus Museum’s footprint in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by noted Chicago architects Benjamin Marshall and Charles E. Fox of Marshall and Fox, the Murphy originally served as a center for surgical research, education, and advancement and to develop programs for the standardization of hospitals. Erected as a monument to Dr. John B. Murphy (1857-1916), the building has become an artistic landmark for all who come to see great architecture in Chicago. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts iconic limestone exterior is Marshall’s interpretation of the double-columned, two-story façade and flanking entry staircase of the Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Consolation (1900) in Paris which memorializes the victims of a fire. The building features a pair of cast bronze doors produced by Tiffany Studios at the front entrance, comprised of six panels depicting prominent figures in the history of medicine: Aesculapius, Pasteur, Osler, Lister, McDowell, and Gorgas. It also has a towering, multicolored stained-glass window inside the auditorium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial: Etched brass\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 3\" x 3\"\u003cbr\u003ePackaged in black box, dimensions: 4.5\" x 3.75\" x .75\"\u003cbr\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charleston Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45932959269037,"sku":"SKU010006763","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1815\/1955\/files\/MurphyOrn1.jpg?v=1776881672","url":"https:\/\/shop.driehausmuseum.org\/products\/murphy-auditorium-ornament","provider":"Driehaus Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}