Guaranty Building
140 Pearl St. 
Adler & Sullivan, 1895-1896
Fully Handicap/Stroller Accessible.
Camera tripods not permitted.
Last Admittance: 3:45pm 

Visitor Experience: Visitors will be able to visit the first floor of Louis Sullivan’s iconic Guaranty Building including the education center which features a timeline, photographs and a history of how this beautiful building came to be in Buffalo.  Guests will also have the opportunity to learn about Hodgson Russ LLP’s $15 million renovation project that began in early 2006.

Building Description: Commissioned by oil magnate Hascal L. Taylor in the 1890s, the Guaranty Building was envisioned as Buffalo’s premier officed space, symbolizing the city’s industrial ambition. Designed by Adler & Sullivan – their final collaboration – it introduced groundbreaking steel-frame construction and Sullivan’s signature ornamental terra cotta facade. The U-Shaped design optimized daylight, while brick sides anticipated future neighboring structures.  Financially, it has mirrored Buffalo’s economic ebb and flow built for $500,000, renamed by Prudential in 1898 after a foreclosure, and nearly lost again in the 1990s.  Today, after a $15 million renovation by Hodgson Russ, LLP, it stands restored as their headquarters and as a beacon of Buffalo’s architectural legacy and resilience.

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