, ▁designed ▁by ▁architect ▁Lem uel ▁D w ight ▁Gros ven or , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁site . ▁The ▁firm ▁of ▁Bush ▁& ▁P atter son ▁built ▁the ▁factory . ▁Const ruction ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁quickly ▁became ▁successful . ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁century ▁progress ed , ▁iron ▁gave ▁way ▁to ▁steel . ▁Chap in ▁died , ▁and ▁Lawrence ▁lost ▁his ▁fortune . ▁About ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century , ▁he ▁sold ▁this ▁factory . ▁The ▁building ▁subsequently ▁ ▁hous ed ▁a ▁mission , ▁a ▁sk ating ▁r ink , ▁and ▁an ▁inter urban ▁railway ▁station . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁V erme ulen ▁F urn iture ▁Company , ▁who ▁occupied ▁the ▁building ▁for ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Arc ad ia ▁Commons ▁project . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁Lawrence ▁& ▁Chap in ▁Building ▁is ▁a ▁massive ▁four - story , ▁brick ▁Second ▁Empire ▁structure ▁to pped ▁with ▁a ▁m ans ard ▁roof ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁tower . ▁D orm ers ▁pier ce ▁the ▁roof . ▁The ▁building ▁measures ▁ 6 8 ▁feet ▁in ▁width ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 ▁feet ▁in ▁depth . ▁P iers ▁divide ▁the ▁fac ade ▁into ▁b ays ; ▁the ▁pi ers ▁are ▁to pped ▁with ▁pa ired ▁cor nice ▁brackets . ▁Windows ▁have ▁round ▁heads . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ <0x09> <0x09> ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Kal