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Nov 14, 2008 · For all its historic value, Buffalo’s architecture has for decades seemed strangely frozen in time. ... Just a block away is Louis Sullivan’s 1895 Guaranty Building, a classic of early ...
Project Highlights Renovation of existing significant 13-story office building that is listed as a National Historic Landmark. The building was completed in 1895 and designed by Louis Sullivan who was one of the most important American Architects of the 19th Century. He is acknowledged today as the "Father of the Skyscraper". The building illustrates Sullivan's famous statement…
The Guaranty Building has the most highly ornamented exterior of any structure by Adler and Sullivan. The entire twelve-story building is clad in terracotta, which is intricately embellished with leafy designs and oval- and diamond-shaped motifs. The interior is just as highly ornamented.
The Guaranty Building clearly shows Louis Sullivan to be the most competent architect of his period and is a treasured masterpiece on Buffalo's urban landscape. Photo above: Fine metalwork on the interior of the Guaranty Building reflects the elaborate designs of the exterior facade. A fire in 1974 severely damaged upper floors, and the ...
The Guaranty (now Prudential) Building, Buffalo, New York, 1894–95 Place United States (Artist's nationality:) Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods ...
The Guaranty Building, formerly called the Prudential Building, is an early skyscraper in Buffalo, New York. It was designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler and completed in 1896. The building has been declared a National Historic Landmark and is located within the Joseph Ellicott Historic District.
The Guaranty (now Prudential) Building, Buffalo, New York, 1894–95 Place United States (Artist's nationality:) Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods ...
