Architecture is full of further examples of useless design features, from facades to fascia, to non-load bearing columns. There are entire books (even novels) on this subject.
Utilitarian design is unsufferable -- like those soviet-era buildings...
I grew up in a soviet block and thinking about it gives me anxiety.
In residential and public buildings, not so much.
Emotional Design by Don Norman is my favourite book on the subject:
https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Design-Love-Everyday-Things...