7 buildings that don't look as good as they once did

Be careful the next time you curse a building as a bad piece of architecture. Sometimes looks aren't always what they seem. Here's seven downtown Jacksonville buildings that have been modified beyond recognition. With a little hope, maybe it's not too late to restore a few back to their original grandeur.

4. Home Telephone Building

29 East Adams Street

H.J. Klutho’s Home Telephone Building before its 1960s renovation. (The Prairie School Traveler)

The Burrito Gallery’s neighbor was the long-time offices of the Jacksonville Gas Corporation. It was built in 1915 for the Home Telephone Company and was one of H.J. Klutho’s last Prairie School buildings in downtown Jacksonville. In 1965, the facade was radically altered by a Hardwick & Lee Architects-designed renovation for the Florida Gas Company.

29 East Adams Street today