Henry Adams Building facts for kids
Quick facts for kids |
|
|
Land and Loan Office Building
|
|
Street view of the building
|
|
 Location in Iowa
Location in the United States
|
|
| Location | 123 E. State St. Algona, Iowa |
|---|---|
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | Louis H. Sullivan |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000250 |
| Added to NRHP | March 19, 1998 |
The Henry Adams Building, also known as the Land and Loan Office Building, is a special old building in Algona, Iowa, United States. A famous architect named Louis Sullivan designed it in 1912.
Contents
A "Jewel Box" Building
This building is considered one of Louis Sullivan's "Jewel Boxes." These were a series of banks he designed. They were built across the Midwest between 1909 and 1919. Even though the Henry Adams Building was not made to be a bank, it shares many features with these famous designs.
Design Features
Like his other "Jewel Boxes," Sullivan made sure this building had many windows. There are windows on the street side. There is also a skylight on the roof. These windows and the skylight let in a lot of natural light. This made the inside bright and welcoming.
The building has a simple, rectangular shape. Its structure is very clear and easy to see. This simple design is typical of Sullivan's later work. Another architect, Parker Berry, helped Sullivan with the drawings for the building.
Historical Importance
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It was listed under the name "Land and Loan Office Building." Today, the Algona Chamber of Commerce uses the building.
Other "Jewel Box" Buildings by Louis Sullivan
Louis Sullivan designed several other beautiful "Jewel Box" buildings. Here are some of them:
- Farmers and Merchants Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin (1919)
- Home Building Association Company, Newark, Ohio (1914)
- Merchants' National Bank, Grinnell, Iowa (1914)
- National Farmer's Bank, Owatonna, Minnesota (1908)
- People's Federal Savings and Loan Association, Sidney, Ohio (1918)
- Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1912)
- Purdue State Bank, West Lafayette, Indiana (1914)
Images for kids
-
The front of the building
-
Close-up of the entrance
-
Detail of the decorative elements
-
Another view of the building's facade
-
The building from a different angle
