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Louis Sullivan (1856-1924)

Born in Boston, studied briefly at MIT. Moved to Chicago in 1873 and began working in the studio of William Lebaron Jenney. Later joined the office of Dankmar Adler, a German engineer, and they developed the established the firm of Adler & Sullivan in 1881. Together these two men and their firm became integral to defining the Chicago School. Sullivan designed the Transportation building for the Chicago Columbian Exposition of 1893. After 1900, Sullivan lost much of his popularity. (WJC)

Skyscrapers
 

Sullivan and Adler: Auditorium Building, Chicago, 1887-89
Sullivan and Adler: Auditorium Building, Chicago, 1887-89

Sullivan and Adler: Auditorium Building, Chicago, 1887-89

Sullivan and Adler: Guaranty Building, Buffalo, 1894-95
Sullivan and Adler: Guaranty 
Building, Buffalo, 1894-95
Sullivan and Adler: Guaranty Building, Buffalo, 1894-95

Sullivan and Adler: Guaranty Building, Buffalo, 1894-95
Sullivan and Adler: Guaranty 
Building, Buffalo, 1894-95
Sullivan and Adler: Guaranty Building, Buffalo, 1894-95

Sullivan and Adler: Guaranty Building, Buffalo, 1894-95
Sullivan and Adler: Guaranty 
Building, Buffalo, 1894-95
Sullivan and Adler: Guaranty Building, Buffalo, 1894-95

Commercial Buildings

Department Stores - Carson, Pirie Scott Building, Chicago, 1899. (Originally Schlesinger & Meyer Store), Louis Sullivan, architect. Enlarged by Daniel Burnham in 1903-4.
 

Louis Sullivan: Carson, Pirie, Scott, 
Building, Chicago, 1899. Photo 
before 1903-4 enlargment by 
Daniel Burnham; Architectural Record, 1904.
Louis Sullivan: Carson, Pirie, Scott, 
Building, Chicago, 1899.
Louis Sullivan: Carson, Pirie, Scott, 
Building, Chicago, 1899.

Louis Sullivan: Carson, Pirie, Scott, 
Building, Chicago, 1899.
Louis Sullivan: Carson, Pirie, Scott, 
Building, Chicago, 1899.
Louis Sullivan: Carson, Pirie, Scott, 
Building, Chicago, 1899.

Religious Buildings
 

Louis Sullivan: K.A.M. Temple, 
Chicago, . From an old postcard.
  

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