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Lot 461

"Elizabeth" Hotel in Tiberias – Shlomo Feingold

7 Original detailed architectural drawings of "Elizabeth" Hotel [later Hotel "Genossar"] in Tiberias. Architect: B. Hershkovitz.
The building was constructed in 1929 by Shlomo Feingold and Elizabeth palmer and was known as an outstanding building with an impressive dome. Burnt down in 2001. Signatures of both of them appears on bottom of the drawings. Shlomo Feingold (1865-1935) – entrepreneur, journalist and publisher, built some impressive buildings in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Tiberias and Afula; "HaMeshumad" in Agnon's book "Tmol Shilshom" and the figure in the far end in the photograph of "Hagralat HaZedafim" by Avraham Soskin. Size varies, good condition. Sketching paper, tears to borders.