Guaranty Building - Table of Contents............Louis Sullivan - Table of Contents
Exterior - Guaranty
Building
Formerly
known as the
Prudential Building
28 Church Street, Buffalo, NY
Built: |
1895-1896 |
Architect: |
Adler & Sullivan |
Style: |
Early Modern
skyscraper Chicago School style |
Ornamentation style: |
Art Nouveau |
2016 owner: |
Hodgson Russ LLP (online 2016) |
Status: |
National Historic
Landmark |
Source: Historic American Buildings Survey, c. 1900 photograph from collection of Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society |
2006-2016
Photos Lower left: St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral ... Both St. Paul's and the Guaranty Building have the highest possible architectural status: National Historic Landmark ... Contrast the top of the Telephone Company Building, behind the Graanty Building in this photo, to the earlier photo below: St. Paul's steeple at left ... Telephone Company at right - Note electronic equipment from 1961 at top, later removed Southwest corner of Pearl and Church Streets Even though Sullivan was the first major American architect to promote nature motifs as decoration - instead of European Classical Greek and Roman motifs - he imitated the overall shape of a Classical column for his skyscrapers ... The building on the right in the illustration is Minoru Yamaski's M&T Building which pays homage to the earlier master by also using the column design Reflection of the Erie County Savings Bank tower Photo, taken from the top story of the Guaranty Building, courtesy of Harry Meyer ... Old County Hall tower in middle of photo |
2006-2016 Photos Terra cotta ... Art Nouveau nature motifs ... Cornice Nature motif Spandrel panel Plant pod imagery ... Caterpillar imagery Column ... Lion head gargoyles Gargoyle Capital: G(uaranty) B(uilding) |