Louis Sullivan's design for the Auditorium Building in Chicago was influenced by:
A) his young assistant Frank Lloyd Wright.
B) McKim, Mead, and White's Boston Public Library.
C) Richardson's Marshall Field Wholesale Store.
D) his training at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
E) None of the answers is correct.

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Louis Sullivan's design for the Auditorium Building was influenced by H.H. Richardson's Marshall Field Wholesale Store, which was known for its use of heavy masonry and Romanesque style, elements that Sullivan incorporated into his own work.

Louis Sullivan's Design for the Auditorium Building in Chicago Was