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28-658: The station features the sculpture "Wabash Outcrop" by Jim Sanborn . In 2021, funding was allocated for a community driven public art project, Towanda LaneScape, adjacent to West Cold Spring station. This article relating to rapid transit systems in the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Maryland train station-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jim Sanborn Herbert James Sanborn, Jr. (born November 14, 1945, in Washington, D.C. )

56-434: A puzzle and a mystery for those who hope to crack the cyphered messages contained within the sculpture's 2,000 alphabetic letters. Since Kryptos was erected, three of the four sections have been confirmed to have been solved. No one has yet been able to solve the remaining 97-character message. He has also said that should he die before the sculpture's code is cracked, there will be a "sort of historic record" left to verify

84-419: A 9,000-square-foot (840 m ) addition that was built to the north of the original building in 1897. It housed a larger mail-sorting space and courtroom. In 1908, Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor designed two additional wings, which wrapped around the east and west sides of the building and totaled 16,000 square feet (1,500 m ), to accommodate postal service needs. Despite the enlargements, both

112-453: A characteristic of Italian Renaissance Revival architecture. Iron cresting surrounds the roof, which also contains elaborately capped tall chimneys. The pavilion is flanked by three-story wings that contain windows with segmental-arch openings on the first level. Pediments, another classical feature, are located on the side elevations. A dentil (rectangular block) course tops these wings. Single-story wings added from 1908 to 1910 are rusticated as

140-667: A degree in paleontology , fine arts , and social anthropology in 1968, followed by a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from the Pratt Institute in 1971. He taught at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland , and then for nine years was the artist-in-residence at Glen Echo Park . Sanborn's artwork has been displayed at the High Museum of Art , the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ,

168-760: A disassembled sphere that had been designed to hold the nuclear payload of plutonium and uranium . His next exhibit Terrestrial Physics , was to displayed in June 2010 as part of Denver , Colorado's Biennial of the Americas . It included a sculpture that is able to generate a 1 million volt potential difference . Utilizing a recreated Van de Graaff generator , Sanborn created a fully functional particle accelerator capable of creating nuclear fission . In addition to designing intricate sculptures and exhibits, Sanborn has also turned some of his large-scale outdoor art into an interactive experience. Coastline located at

196-480: A structure out of stone to gain a better insight on Romanesque sculptures. From this he has created many works of art that deal with invisible forces. These include the coriolis effect and its use of Newton's laws of motion that govern the motion of an object in an inertial frame of reference . He has also worked on pieces that implemented the Earth's magnetic field using lodestones . Other sculptures have featured

224-548: A waterfall and walkway resembling the snaking waterway. Also, located within the park is a bronze cylindrical sculpture written in Onondaga language and "transcribed from the ancient oral tradition of the five Iroquois nations." At night it is illuminated with a pinpoint light that emits its text upon the surrounding environment. Sanborn's 2004 book, Atomic Time: Pure Science and Seduction , includes images detailing his exhibit Atomic Time: Pure Science and Seduction inspired by

252-723: Is an American sculptor . He is best known for creating the encrypted Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia . Sanborn's father was the head of exhibitions at the Library of Congress , and his mother was a concert pianist and photo researcher. He grew up in Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia , attending Burgundy Farm Country Day School , followed by JEB Stuart High School —both in Fairfax County —and then attended Randolph-Macon College , receiving

280-403: Is in the same location. Sanborn has also created works of art that reach into the realms of atomic energy and experimental physics. In Atomic Time: Pure Science and Seduction , he presented a "life-size re-creation of a hypothetical atomic lab." The exhibit featured the sculpture Critical Assembly , a three-dimensional representation of the components of an atomic bomb . The sculpture included

308-480: Is the first level of the original building. A modern steel-and-glass addition is located to the rear of the building. Despite the additions, the building's facade remains symmetrical. The interior contains many ornate, richly finished spaces. A stunning plaster coffered ceiling tops the 23-foot (7.0 m) space of a courtroom in the original portion of the building. Decorative bands and motifs are distinguished by vivid shades of paint, which were commonly used during

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336-933: The Corcoran Gallery of Art , and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden . He has created sculptural works for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , the Central Intelligence Agency , and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Themes in his work have included "making the invisible visible", with many sculptures focusing on topics such as magnetism, the coriolis effect , secret messages, and mysteries of atomic reactions. While in England studying archaeology, Sanborn endeavored to create

364-557: The Iroquois Nations that inhabited the area nearly 900 years ago. On this site, hundreds of artifacts by the Iroquois have been discovered, and it is estimated that thousands still remain. The artist himself has also "seeded" 10,000 arrowheads within the grounds, allowing visitors the opportunity of taking a piece of this work of art with them. The park, named after the original Indian Run river that once existed there, includes

392-533: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland , is one such piece. A recreation of a portion of Atlantic coastline, the waves experienced here are transferred in "real time" from a monitoring station at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Sanborn designed Indian run park located adjacent to the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Beltsville, Maryland , with inspiration from

420-461: The 1890s has wrought and cast-iron features that have been restored and painted with historically accurate colors. One of the first elevators in Arkansas, it is not operational due to modern safety requirements. An elaborate iron staircase with a painted iron and mahogany handrail has also been restored. The balustrade features both curvilinear and geometric motifs, and a painted rosette is located on

448-582: The 1994–1997 restoration, broken protruding stones and eroded cornices were carefully patched or replaced using stone from the same quarry as the original. Similarly, Virginia slate covering the roof was meticulously repaired or replaced. A four-story central pavilion dominates the principal facade. It contains windows in tall, round arches on the upper stories. The arches have carved classical motifs, such as crests, urns, and foliated designs, and are separated by simple pilasters (attached columns). The wide overhanging eaves are supported by ornamental brackets,

476-586: The Eastern District of Arkansas . The Old Post Office and Courthouse was constructed between 1876 and 1881 to accommodate Little Rock's need for various federal services. James B. Hill , supervising architect of the U.S. Treasury Department, designed the building in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. The original architectural plans remain in existence, and may be among the oldest surviving plans in Arkansas. Originally,

504-688: The Manhattan Project. Old Post Office Building and Customhouse (Little Rock, Arkansas) The Little Rock U.S. Post Office and Courthouse , also known as Old Post Office and Courthouse , in Little Rock, Arkansas , is a historic post office , federal office , and courthouse building located at Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas . It is a courthouse for the United States District Court for

532-456: The Victorian era when the original portion of the building was constructed. When the ceiling was repainted as part of the 1994 to 1997 restoration, meticulous paint analysis revealed that more than 25 different colors were originally used and these were replicated. The courtroom also features articulated segmental arches over large windows separated by pilasters. Historic wood wainscot surrounds

560-570: The claim. As part of its 1994–1997 renovations, Sanborn was commissioned to create a sculpture. The sculpture is entitled Ex Nexum ; it was installed in 1997 at Little Rock Old US Post Office & Courthouse . Lux was built in 2001 at the Old Post Office Building in Fort Myers , Florida . Both cylinders are made of bronze and they stand as high as 8' with a diameter of 5'. Another work, Caloosahatchee Manuscripts ,

588-588: The first floor contained postal services, while the second floor consisted of office space for federal agencies including the Collector of Internal Revenue. The U.S. District Court occupied the third and fourth floors with spaces for courtrooms, judges, and juries, as well as the U.S. Marshal's office . As Little Rock continued to grow and the need for federal services increased, the building was enlarged several times. Supervising Architect William Martin Aiken designed

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616-478: The law school vacated the property, and the State of Arkansas returned it to the federal government. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) oversaw a renovation of the building from 1994 to 1997, and rear wings were added. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court and U.S. Marshal Service currently occupy the building. The building is one of the most notable examples of the Italian Renaissance Revival style in Arkansas. It

644-580: The lower portion of the room. A courtroom in the 1897 portion is clad in pink and gray Tennessee marble . The judge's bench is flanked by marble Ionic columns. Most of the original hardware, including brass window pulls and bronze ventilation grilles, remain. Columns in the main lobby (formerly the postal lobby) are plaster that has been painted to imitate marble. The columns have cast-iron bases and capitols. Floors are covered in terrazzo with gray Tennessee marble borders. Bronze and brass are prominently used in grilles and door hardware. An open-cage elevator from

672-567: The original portion and the building remains an excellent example of the style. The original four-story building sits atop a Cabin Creek, Arkansas, sandstone foundation. The base is clad in pink Indiana granite and walls are clad in Berea, Ohio, sandstone on the upper stories. Stone on the first level is rusticated, while the stories above are clad in smooth ashlar, an exterior treatment that is common in classically inspired architecture. When GSA completed

700-411: The outside of each step. Newell posts contain the same rosette pattern as well as other colorful foliated motifs. As part of the 1994 to 1997 renovations, GSA commissioned Jim Sanborn to create a work of art for the plaza sidewalk adjacent to the building. Entitled Ex Nexum , the sculpture consists of a text-inscribed serpentine bronze screen flanked by two tall blocks of granite. The work comments upon

728-715: The postal service and the court vacated the building in 1932 for other facilities in Little Rock; however, federal agencies such as the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station continued to occupy it. In 1975, the building was declared surplus federal property, transferred to the Arkansas Commemorative Commission, and renovated for use by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock 's William H. Bowen School of Law . In 1992,

756-544: The science of cryptography . One of Sanborn's most famous cryptographic works, entitled Kryptos , is featured in Dan Brown 's 2009 novel The Lost Symbol . The novel is one of books which includes Robert Langdon , the symbologist. Kryptos was the first cryptographic sculpture made by Sanborn. It was presented to the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia on November 3, 1990. The sculpture has been both

784-635: Was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and was nominated for the 2004–2005 The Office Building of the Year (TOBY) Award in the historical building category by the Building Owners and Managers Association. The Little Rock Post Office and Courthouse is an example of Italian Renaissance Revival architecture, a decorative style of the Victorian era. Although the building has several additions, they are compatible with

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