Carson Pirie Scott Department Store by Louis H. Sullivan, Chicago Photos

Carson Pirie Scott & Company (originally Schlesinger & Mayer Store) (1899) (12 floors) (1 South State Street) by Louis H. Sullivan. Sullivan's invention here came to be called the Chicago-style where steel supports allowed the windows to be larger & expand into a series of horizontal rectangles. There were later renovations (1904) by D.H. Burnham & Co. + Holabird & Root.

See also: Chicago Loop, Louis Henri Sullivan
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Carson Pirie Scott & Company (former Schlesinger & Mayer Store) (1899 & 1904) (12 floors) (1 South State St.).
Style: Chicago Style. Architect: Louis H. Sullivan + renovations by D.H. Burnham & Co. + Holabird & Root. On National Register.

Carson Pirie Scott horizontal windows which define the Chicago style of architecture.

Art Nouveau corner entrance of Carson Pirie Scott department store.

Metalwork details of Carson Pirie Scott entrance.

Thistles, leaves & scrollwork at Carson Pirie Scott entrance.

Thistles, leaves & scrollwork at Carson Pirie Scott entrance.

Artwork of Carson Pirie Scott entrance with monogram LHS of the architect Louis H. Sullivan.

Art Nouveau corner entrance of Carson Pirie Scott department store.

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