great chicago fire, architectural ornament, and “the blob” at chicago history museum
recent photographs of exhibits at the chicago history museum, including...
22
May
21
May
the lind block: john van osdel’s pre-fire chicago landmark that survived the great fire of 1871 before being demolished decades later
designed by john m. van osdel, chicago’s first licensed architect,...
19
May
to hell and back: photodocumentation of the 1889 haymarket riot police monument
recent photographic survey of the haymarket police monument, a nine-foot...
19
May
rare and original chicago evening post extra newspaper covering the great conflagration of 1871 joins bld. 51 museum and archive
the chicago evening post "chicago in flames" extra edition published...
18
May
bld. 51 musuem and archive acquires important signed and dated lithographic print of w.d. kefoot’s realty company building – the first building built in the burnt district
oversized lithographic print of the w.d. kerfoot realty company building...
16
May
bldg. 51 archive and museum acquire rare collection of images of the 1880s boarding house built on site where the great chicago fire of 1871 began.
several newly acquired photographic images of the 1880s three-story lemont...
15
May
tower trifecta: exterior survery of downtown chicago’s wrigley, tribune, and medinah athletic club buildings
2025 exterior photographic images of walter ahlschlager's medinah athletic club...
14
May
slowly but surely, frank lloyd wright’s waller apartments (1895) are being rehabilitated
slowly but surely renovation improvements are happening to frank lloyd...
13
May
19th century grand avenue workers cottage across from former urban remains warehouse undergoing demolition
a 19th century, two story workers cottage—built with a heavy...
12
May
exterior detail photographic survey of burnham brothers’s 37-story art deco style carbon and carbide building (1929)
exterior detail photographic images of burnham brothers's 37-story art deco...
11
May
43 years ago today: richard nickel’s lifeless body discovered in the ruins of adler and sullivan’s chicago stock exchange building
images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bld. 51...
09
May
herman v. von holst commonwealth edison substations (1924, 1925), located at 6913 and 6917 kenwood avenue, chicago, il.
photographic survey of herman v. von holst-designed commonwealth edison substations...
08
May
newly discovered photographic images of louis h. sullivan colloborator, interior designer louis j. millet
louis j. millet (1856–1923) was a highly respected educator, founder...
08
May
poor man’s frank lloyd wright architect john randal mcdonald’s first family home (1949)
john randal mcdonald's first house. exterior photographic survey of john randal...
06
May
photographic survey of graham, anderson, probst, and white’s chicago union station power house
exterior images of graham, anderson, probst & white's chicago union...
05
May
recently acquired historically important books and artifacts offer a compelling visual narrative of the chicago haymarket riot
anarchy and anarchists: a history of the red terror and...
04
May
two salvaged stone remnants are all that remain from bradford lee gilbert’s richardsonian romanesque style illinois central station (1893-1974)
recent documentation of the two gargantuan milford grantite archway blocks...
03
May
john randal mcdonald’s david and mary aldrich house (1956)
exterior photographic survey of john randal mcdonald's david and mary...
02
May
poor man’s frank lloyd wright: john randal mcdonald’s john randal & josephine mcdonald house (1952)
exterior photographic survey of john randal mcdonald's john randal &...
29
Apr
the egyptian revival craze in racine: photographic survey of edmund bailey funston’s masonic lodge (1922)
photographic survey of edmund bailey funston's egyptian revival style masonic...