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Wainwright Building: Exterior · Wainwright Building, St
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Wainwright Building: Exterior · Wainwright Building, St
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Wainwright Building: Exterior · Wainwright Building (center) as viewed from the Morton D
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Office & tower · Historic precedent

Wainwright Building

Louis Sullivan · St. Louis, United States · 1891

Key featuresSteel-frame office block with tall brick piers, a two-storey base and a deep terracotta frieze.

Architect
Louis Sullivan
Place
St. Louis, United States
Year
1891
Typology
Office & tower
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Americas
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