Guaranty Building - Table of Contents ............Louis Sullivan - Table of Contents
2002 Interior - The Guaranty
Building
(formerly known as the Prudential Building)
28 Church Street, Buffalo, New York
National Historic Landmark
"The historic structure report put together by Jack Randall lists the firm of Healy and Millet as the original firm for the art glass skylights. Denise Leone, of Hamilton New York restored the glass during the original restoration in the early 1980's. The current project [2008] does not include any work on the art glass proper, but does include work on a new LED lighting system designed by Cline Betteridge and Bernstein, constructed by Nichea and installed by O'Connell Electric" -- Peter T. Flynn, AIA
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Church Street lobby doors |
Looking out onto Church Street from the lobby |
Church Street lobby elevator |
Electroplated bronze elevator doors feature botanical imagery |
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Front lobby elevator - grill above doors reveals machinery. Note plant oval pod motif. |
Elevator floor indicator |
Church Street lobby electric lighting was converted from gas |
Church Street lobby mosaic ceiling and wall |
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Church Street lobby staircase |
Church Street lobby balustrade |
Church Street lobby balusters |
First floor office features terra cotta-faced columns that are partially enclosed in glass. Column is both outside (above the glass) and inside (below the glass) the office. |
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First floor office. |
First floor office. |
First floor office. |
First floor office. |
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Pearl Street lobby features spectacular Art Nouveau skylight with repeating plant pods |
Pearl Street lobby skylight pod motif is reminiscent of a giant Tiffany lampshade |
Pearl Street lobby features skylight and mosaic walls |
Pearl Street lobby - mosaic wall detail highlights the nature motif found throughout the building |
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Original 7th floor office layout. Note the lightwell in the cutout section of the "U" |
Original 13th floor office layout. |
U. S. Weather Bureau office |
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13th floor round windows |
13th floor round windows |
13th floor round windows afford a spectacular view of Downtown Buffalo: Old County Hall, City Hall, Statler Towers |
