Chicago - Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building

Noted architect Louis Sullivan designed this significant building in two stages, between 1898-99 and 1902-04. It is viewed as an important landmark in early modern architecture for its combination of beauty and function. The first and second floor facades of this iron and steel-framed building are decorated with the elaborate ironwork that came to be one of Sullivan's signatures. Originally built for the Schlesinger and Mayer department store, it underwent a number of additions in 1905-06 and 1960-61. Today, it is a national historic landmark.