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The Problematic Frank Lloyd Wright Monument - Demolishing America’s First Modern Office Building

The Larkin Building was an office building in Buffalo, New York, noted for innovations that included central air conditioning, built-in desk furniture, and suspended toilet partitions and bowls. Located at 680 Seneca Street, it was demolished in 1950. Designed in 1903 by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1904-1906 for the Larkin Soap Company, the five-story dark-red brick building used a pink-tinted mortar and steel-frame construction. Sculptor Richard Bock provided ornamentation for the building.

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  • Originally Aired July 8, 2023
  • Runtime 18 minutes
  • Created July 9, 2023 by
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  • Modified July 9, 2023 by
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