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Ellis Wainwright

Ellis Wainwright
Born(1850-08-03)August 3, 1850
Godfrey, Illinois, US[1]
DiedNovember 6, 1924(1924-11-06) (aged 74)
St. Louis, Missouri, US
OccupationCapitalist

Ellis Wainwright (August 3, 1850 – November 6, 1924) was an American capitalist, brewer, art collector and socialite from St. Louis, Missouri. He was President of the St. Louis Brewing Company and Director of the St. Louis and Suburban Company.[2] He is best known for the Wainwright Building in downtown St. Louis, which was one of the first skyscrapers in the world and one of the most important office buildings of the period.

  1. ^ Hoffmann, Donald (12 January 1998). Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, and the skyscraper. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 22–28. ISBN 978-0-486-40209-3. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Warrant for E. Wainwright" (PDF). The New York Times. January 30, 1902. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

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