photographic study of adler and sullivan’s 10-story wainwright building (1891) exterior terra cotta and sandstone ornament

detailed images of adler and sullivan’s 10-story wainwright building (1891), located at 709 chestnut street, st. louis, mo.

the first two floors are faced with reddish-brown sandstone quarried from michigan. the red slip terra cotta was executed by the winkle terra cotta company, st. louis, mo.

images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive. all rights reserved. 2023. 



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