Prudential (Guaranty) Building

Architects
Dankmar Adler Louis Sullivan
Year
1896
Style
Chicago School
City
Buffalo, NY
Prudential (Guaranty) Building
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The Prudential (Guaranty) Building, completed in 1896, was designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan and is regarded as a landmark early skyscraper. It stands in downtown Buffalo and carries three separate historic designations.

the style

Chicago School (c. 1880–1910): The first skyscrapers: steel frames shown as honest grids, huge three-part windows, ornament saved for base and top.

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significance

The building is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the New York State Register of Historic Places.

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