17 Jul detailed survery of carved brownstone and winkle company red slip terra cotta on adler and sullivan’s 1891 wainwright building
showcasing sullivan-designed upper story terra cotta spandrels and cornice fabricated by winkle terra cotta company and carved brownstone surrounding street level entrances.
Wainwright Building. 709 Chestnut Street. Adler, Sullivan, and Ramsey, Architects. Photograph by Emil Boehl, 1907. Missouri History Museum Photographs and Prints Collections. Commercial Buildings. N10484.
detail 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.
