Built in 1912-1913, this Prairie and Chicago School-style building was designed by Louis Sullivan for Henry Adams to house his Land and Loan Company, and was originally known as the Land and Loan Office Building. The building is considered one of the “Jewel Box” banks that were designed by Sullivan near the end of his career, despite never functioning as a bank, due to its similarities to the banks that he also designed. The building is clad in red brick with green and white terra cotta trim, decorative patterned brickwork, a green terra cotta base, a recessed front entrance bay with art glass‹›
Henry Adams Building

Louis Sullivan

Exterior · Iowa, United States · 1912

Photo: w_lemay · 2024-10-06 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 4284×5712

Built in 1912-1913, this Prairie and Chicago School-style building was designed by Louis Sullivan for Henry Adams to house his Land and Loan Company, and was originally known as the Land and Loan Office Building. The building is considered one of the “Jewel Box” banks that were designed by Sullivan near the end of his career, despite never functioning as a bank, due to its similarities to the banks that he also designed. The building is clad in red brick with green and white terra cotta trim, decorative patterned brickwork, a green terra cotta base, a recessed front entrance bay with art glass

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