Wrainwright Buiding Floor Plan with Scale

The Wainwright Building is a 10-story, 41 m terra cotta office building at 709 Chestnut Street in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The Wainwright Building is considered to be one of the first aesthetically fully expressed early skyscrapers. It was designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan and built between 1890 and 1891. It was named for local brewer, buil…
The Wainwright Building is a 10-story, 41 m terra cotta office building at 709 Chestnut Street in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The Wainwright Building is considered to be one of the first aesthetically fully expressed early skyscrapers. It was designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan and built between 1890 and 1891. It was named for local brewer, building contractor, and financier Ellis Wainwright.
  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri
  • Built: 1891
  • Architect: Adler & Sullivan
  • Architectural style: Chicago school
  • Designated NHL: May 23, 1968
  • NRHP reference No.: 68000054
  • Added to NRHP: May 23, 1968

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