By the time he moved in, two years later, only the original facade and party walls were left.

Although the latter was demolished in the 1980s, the original facade of the building was retained and incorporated into new retail premises.

A giant skylight filters sunlight into the room, cascading down the original facade of the library.

The original facade features the museums name inscribed in large capitals flanked by rosettes.

This included the restoration of the original facade was accomplished by removing the marquee and metal siding that was placed over it in the 1960s.