• Upon its initial completion, the Wainwright Building was "popular with the people" and received "favorably" by critics.[8].
  • The windows up the facades of the Wainwright Building are all inset slightly behind their surrounding columns and piers, to withhold Sullivan's vertical aesthetic.
  • While it is not as tall as today’s skyscrapers, the ten-story Wainwright Building was a soaring presence in the St. Louis skyline when it was completed in 1891.
  • The Wainwright Building at 709 Chestnut Street is a 10-story, steel frame, red brick office building constructed in 1890-1891 and still operational today.
  • Wainwright Building. In 1891, the high-rise typology was further defined toward what it is known as today with the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri.
  • That said, the Wainwright Building isn’t something you’re going to notice or pay much attention too unless you’re looking for it.
  • The 10-story Wainwright Building in St. Louis is the most important skyscraper designed by Sullivan. Unlike the Auditorium Building, the exterior walls of which are...
  • Since completion the Wainwright Building has been considered one of the key works of skyscraper design, and is often linked with Sullivan's...
  • Wainwright Building is an office building and steel structure that was built from 1890 until 1891.
  • On earth as it is in heaven : The buildings of Saint Louis University. ... Wainwright Building / St. Louis MO / Adler & Sullivan.