 His was the only building to receive extensive recognition outside America, receiving three medals from the French-based "Union Centrale des Arts Decoratifs" the following year.Like all American architects, Adler and Sullivan suffered a precipitous decline in their practice with the onset of the Panic of 1893.According to Charles Bebb, who was working in the office at that time, Adler borrowed money to try to keep employees on the payroll.