State Government Wainwright Building

don't bother going in

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20

This is a government building that is not open for tours. Take a picture of the outside, the inside is not worth your time.

Posted by BoogalooStL on March 27, 2013. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

I see it often

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60

The building is old but unique in its design. It could use some updating. Be mindful of you time on the meter, the meter maids are notorious.

Posted by Candace W on November 19, 2012. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

art history 101

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80

seminal building.... hard to get a feel of what makes it special unless you understand what was going on with traditional bldgs at the time

Posted by roberto l on September 09, 2012. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

For architecture buffs only

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60

There’s no doubt the Wainwright Building is important; I just didn’t get much enjoyment from visiting it. For one, the building is a functional government office, so there aren’t any tours of its interior available. I didn’t try going in the building, but I got the impression tourists aren’t really welcome inside.
There’s a doorway along 7th Street where you...

Posted by CTS2003 on August 20, 2012. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

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100

First steel framed building or "skyscraper" from 1891 is in St Louis & still used today.There are few earlier "skyscrapers" that used iron for an internal skeleton for support, but they have not lasted. (Sorry Chicago)Each time I see this building & think that it was completed in 1891- I am amazed. For …

Posted by Dave F. from Yelp on August 09, 2012. Brought to you by binglocal.

This late 19th-century, ten-story building is one of the city's first high rises, and is occupied today as an office building. Designed by noted architect Louis Sullivan, it was in the original class of steel skeleton structures which permitted larger windows than had previously been possible in construction. Located near the Old Courthouse, the building features delicate detailing, especially...

Posted on May 31, 2013. Brought to you by 10best.

Now serving as quarters for government offices, this building is known worldwide to architecture students as the forerunner of skyscraper construction. Drive by to see this 11-story building, which was designed by famed architect Louis H. Sullivan using steel supports.

Taking its name from Elias Wainwright, the affluent St. Louis businessman who commissioned the design, this structure ranked...

Posted on July 21, 2007. Brought to you by wcities.