The massive Romanesque Revival building resembles a old castle .
Building boasted numerous technological innovations when it opened in 1899 , including the adoption of electricity and the truss structure that permitted a large interior space with no columns or walls .
The massive Romanesque Revival building resembles a old castle , but it boasted numerous technological innovations when it opened in 1899 , including the adoption of electricity and the truss structure that permitted a large interior space with no columns or walls .