Carson Pirie Scott & Company Building
- Architect
- Louis H. Sullivan, 1905-6:D.H. Burnham&Co.
- Year
- 1898
- Style
- Chicago School
- City
- Chicago, IL
- Collections
- adler & sullivanthe chicago school
The Carson Pirie Scott & Company Building at 1 State Street was designed by Louis H. Sullivan, one of the defining architects of the Chicago School, and completed in 1898 as a State Street department store, with a later addition by D.H. Burnham & Co. in 1905-6. It is an individual Chicago Landmark and one of the most retold design stories in the city's commercial architecture.
the building
Sullivan's cast-iron storefront. The building's ornamented cast-iron storefront, designed by Sullivan, remains a landmark presence along the State Street streetscape.
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.
More on Chicago Schoolthe architect
Louis H. Sullivan was a defining figure of the Chicago School of architecture. An addition to his original store building followed in 1905-6 by D.H. Burnham & Co.
significance
The Carson Pirie Scott & Company Building is an individual Chicago Landmark (L-63), designated November 5, 1970.