The first and the grandest of his Jewel-box bank buildings, Louis Sullivan‘s National Farmers Bank, in Owatonna MN, was opened in 1908. Boy, what a treat this building is. In the days before the US government insured bank accounts (FDIC),
Wainwright Building
Opened in 1891 and designed by Adler & Sullivan, the Wainwright Building was their first true skyscraper. It was built for Ellis Wainwright, a wealthy St. Louis brewer. It’s a wonderful example of Sullivan’s emphasis on verticality in his tall buildings. Before Sullivan, tall buildings hid their height with an
Charnley-Persky House
Back in the early 1890s, when Louis Sullivan employed a certain Frank Lloyd Wright, they worked together to design the Charnley–Persky House. Sullivan primarily designed large commercial buildings, so this is one of his few houses. FLW designed a lot
