23 Nov nearly complete set of rare late 19th and early 20th century “architects and builders” handbooks added to bld. 51 museum archive

my latest project involves scanning seldom seen images of architects, advertisements, and buildings from several late 19th and early 20th century “architects and builders” handbooks i recently acquired over the weekend. the softbound books were published by the chicago architects’ business association.

the building pictured is the 7th street hotel built by the duval construction company. the extant art deco hotel with richly colored green terra cotta was designed by the architectural firm of michaelson and rognstad.

more images and information to follow in future posts.