the adolph and william store and flats building was built for dankmar adler's friends adolph and william loeb in 1891-1892. adler and sullivan, frank lloyd wright, architects. the southern half of the building was demolished in 1923 when randolph street was widened, and was then replaced by the currently standing building. the northern half was demolished in 1974 and remains a parking lot.

we can thank richard nickel for having discovered this overlooked building, and for introducing it to the record of neglected adler & sullivan commissions.

an account of richard nickel's visit to frank lloyd wright at taliesin in the late 1950's, is that upon showing wright the image of the mostly-forgotten elizabeth street apartment, he responded "so... you found that one did you?"

 

courtesy of bldg. 51 archive.