Guaranty Building
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The Guaranty Building is a landmark early skyscraper in Buffalo, New York, celebrated as one of architect Louis Sullivan’s finest examples of richly ornamented, form-follows-function commercial architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guaranty Building canonical | 3 |
| Guaranty Building Annex | 1 |
| Guaranty Building Annex Annex | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect |
Dankmar Adler
ⓘ
Louis Sullivan ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chicago School of Architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago School
early skyscraper ⓘ |
| buildingType | commercial building ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Buffalo, New York
ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in New York ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmarks in New York (state)
Skyscraper office buildings in New York (state) ⓘ |
| city | Buffalo ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedNRHPType | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| followsArchitecturalPrinciple | form follows function ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Prudential Building
ⓘ
surface form:
Prudential (Guaranty) Building
|
| hasFeature |
large Chicago-style windows
ⓘ
ornamented cornice ⓘ vertical emphasis in façade design ⓘ |
| hasFloorPlan | U-shaped plan ⓘ |
| hasOrnamentation | organic plant-inspired motifs ⓘ |
| hasOwner | Hodgson Russ LLP (primary tenant and steward in 21st century) ⓘ |
| hasRenovation | major restoration in late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | steel skeleton frame ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| influenced | 20th-century skyscraper design ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chicago School architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago School of architecture
|
| knownFor | richly ornamented terra cotta façade ⓘ |
| locatedAtAddress | 140 Pearl Street, Buffalo, New York ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buffalo
ⓘ
surface form:
Buffalo, New York
Erie County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| materialUsed |
steel frame
ⓘ
terra cotta ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| NRHPStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 13 ⓘ |
| originalName | Prudential Building ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark of early skyscraper design
ⓘ
major work of Louis Sullivan ⓘ |
| significantArchitect | Louis Sullivan ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| use | office space ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Louis Sullivan
subject surface form:
Louis Sullivan
this entity surface form:
Guaranty Building Annex
subject surface form:
Louis Sullivan
this entity surface form:
Guaranty Building Annex Annex