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Louis Sullivan: The Banks
By the end of the first decade of the 20th century, Sullivan's star was well on the descent and for the remainer of his life his output consisted primarily of a series of small bank and commercial buildings in the Midwest. Yet a look at these buildings clearly reveals that Sullivan's muse had not abandoned him. When the director of a bank that was considering hiring him asked Sullivan why they should engage him at a cost higher than the bids received for a conventional Neo-Classic styled building from other architects, Sullivan is reported to have replied, "A Thousand architects could design those buildings. Only I can design this one." He got the job. Today these commisions are collectively referred to as Sullivan's "Jewel Boxes." All are still standing. *National Farmer's Bank, Owatonna, Minnesota (1908)*Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1911)*Henry Adams Building, Algona, Iowa (1913)*Merchants' National Bank, Grinnell, Iowa (1914)*Home Building Association Bank, Newark, Ohio (1914)*Purdue State Bank, West Lafayette, Indiana (1914)*Peoples Saving and Loan Association Bank, Sidney, Ohio (1918)*Farmers and Merchants Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin (1919)
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