<P> The Wainwright Building ( also known as the Wainwright State Office Building ) is a 10 - story , 41 m ( 135 ft ) red brick office building at 709 Chestnut Street in downtown St. Louis , Missouri . The Wainwright Building is considered to be among the first early skyscrapers in the world . It was designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan in the Palazzo style and built between 1890 and 1891 . It was named for local brewer , building contractor , and financier Ellis Wainwright . </P>
the wainwright building in st. louis is an example of
the first early skyscrapers in the world