Title:
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Guaranty Building
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Caption:
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(renamed the Prudential Building in 1898)
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Creation Date:
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1895
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Dimensions:
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47 m high
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Image Date:
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1996
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Period:
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19th century
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Location:
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Buffalo, NY
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Country:
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USA
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Material:
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steel frame , terra-cotta and brick facades
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Display Creator:
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SULLIVAN & ADLER
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Image ID:
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96-0353
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Description:
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Exterior detail: north facade detail. Built by the Guaranty Construction Company of Chicago. Beneath ground are the service and utility areas. The ground floor area contains public lobbies, entrances and the shops (which open onto the street). Upper floors contain the offices. The top floor has the top of the elevator shafts, more utilities and a final few offices.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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SULLIVAN, Louis
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1856
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1924
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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American.
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Creator:
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ADLER, Dankmar
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1844
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1900
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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American.
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Subject Heading:
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Multipurpose buildings
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Subject Heading:
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Tiles
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Subject Heading:
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Decoration and ornament, Architectural
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture, American
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1800-1900
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Subject Heading:
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Skyscrapers
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Subject Heading:
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Offices -- United States
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Subject Heading:
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Building, Iron and steel
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