29 Dec highlights from the work of eric j. nordstrom, urban remains and the bldg. 51 archive in 2021
the links (arranged in chronological order offer), highlights of the work of eric j. nordstrom, urban remains, and the bldg. 51 museum archive in 2021. over the past few years my work towards creating and/or collaborating with people and organizations deeply entrenched in architectural preservation has greatly intensified, which is clearly reflected in the posts i find of greatest significance for 2021. the bldg. 51 museum collection and archive will continue its expansion, beginning with a museum gallery and showroom opening in early 2022, where historically important architectural ornament, ephemera and photographic documentation will be accessible to the public through revolving exhibits, lectures, workshops and other events focusing on narratives behind methods and materials used in 19th and early 20th century commercial and residential building construction.
EARLY 1860S CORNELIUS C. HOPPER ITALIANATE STYLE MASONRY RESIDENCE DESTROYED
TWO LITTLE-KNOWN 1850S-ERA COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS STILL STANDING IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO
CIVIL WAR-ERA ITALIANATE STYLE RESIDENCE BUILT FOR CORNELIUS C. HOPPER FACES IMMINENT DEMOLITION
THE LAVERTY-MARTINDALE HOUSE: AN EARLY PIONEER-ERA “STEAMBOAT” ITALIANTE STYLE LA CROSSE RESIDENCE
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY MILWAUKEE BUILDING FACADES AND ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT
LATEST INSTALLMENT OF IMAGES ON GARRICK THEATER EXHIBIT AT WRIGHTWOOD 659
RECONSTRUCTING THE GARRICK EXHIBIT REVISITED
RECONSTRUCTING THE GARRICK: PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF AN EXHIBIT
URBAN REMAINS AND BLDG. 51 MUSEUM COLLECTION ACQUIRED TERRA COTTA ORNAMENT FROM WALTER BAILEY-DESIGNED KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS BUILDING
SENSELESS DESTRUCTION OF THE NEOCLASSICAL STYLE LAKEVIEW STATE BANK BUILDING (1921)
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGHAN
A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF RUINATION AND RESTORATION IN LA CROSSE, WISC.
SIMULTANEOUS DESTRUCTION OF A CHICAGO WORKERS COTTAGE, SULLIVANESQUE BUILDING, AND NEOCLASSICAL BANK BUILDING
STRANGE ORNAMENT (NOT SULLIVAN): A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY OF ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S DESSENBERG BUILDING (1885)
CONTINUED NEGLECT TAKES ITS TOLL ON J.L. SILSBEE’S SHUTTERED BANDSTAND IN GARFIELD PARK
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: SURVIVING REMNANTS OF 1893 WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION IN JACKSON PARK
BLDG. 51 MUSEUM ARCHIVE HOUSES ONE OF THE LARGEST REPOSITORIES OF HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT “SULLIVANESQUE” TERRA COTTA
HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT MUSEUM-QUALITY CHICAGO BUILDING ARTIFACTS AND EPHEMERA ADDED TO BLDG. 51 ARCHIVE.
UNEARTHING LONG-FORGOTTEN REMNANTS OF WILLIAM LE BARON JENNEY’S ISABELLA BUILDING BURIED UNDER PARKING LOT THAT REPLACED IT
REVISITING RESTORATION OF ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S S.A. MAXWELL BUILDING FAÇADE THROUGH IMAGES AND ORNAMENT
NIMMONS-DESIGNED SULLIVANESQUE ORNAMENT ADORNING SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
ROMANTICISM TO RUIN: TWO LOST WORKS OF SULLIVAN AND WRIGHT EXHIBIT
19TH CENTURY WORKERS COTTAGE LOCATED AT 721 N. ELIZABETH STREET SET TO BE DEMOLISHED
HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS DOCUMENTED BY ERIC J. NORDSTROM
CLOSER LOOK AT SULLIVANESQUE ORNAMENT ON CLAUDE AND STARCK’S LINCOLN SCHOOL (1915)
DEMOLITION OF FLANDERS AND ZIMMERMAN’S FIVE-STORY ECKHART AND SWAN MILLING LOFT BUILDING (1897) NEARS END
RECYCLED TERRA COTTA ORNAMENT FROM PARKER BERRY’S NON-EXTANT INTERSTATE NATIONAL BANK (1917-18)
ELMSLIE-DESIGNED EXTERIOR CARVED LIMESTONE ORNAMENT ON PEOPLES GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY COMMERCIAL BUILDING
INTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF SULLIVANESQUE ORNAMENT ON CLAUDE AND STARCK’S BARABOO HIGH SCHOOL (1928)
PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY OF GEORGE GRANT ELMSLIE-DESIGNED POLYCHROMED TERRA COTTA ADORNING MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
S.A. MAXWELL BUILDING FACADE RESTORATION NEARING COMPLETION WITH INSTALLATION OF RECREATED CAST STONE PIERS
DOCUMENTING AND DECONSTRUCTING THE 19TH CENTURY CHICAGO WORKERS COTTAGE
REVISITING LOUIS SULLIVAN’S NATIONAL FARMERS’ BANK (1908) IN SPRING OF 2021
PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF PURCELL AND ELMSLIE’S GRAND MEADOW’S EXCHANGE STATE BANK (1910)
SEVERAL HISTORIC CHICAGO BUILDING FOUNDRY PATTERNS AND CASTINGS JOIN BLDG. 51 MUSEUM COLLECTION
RECONSTRUCTING LOUIS H. SULLIVAN-DESIGNED S.A. MAXWELL BUILDING’S (1881) EXTERIOR STOREFRONT COLUMNS
FLANDERS AND ZIMMERMAN’S FIVE-STORY ECKHART AND SWAN MILLING LOFT BUILDING (1897) UNDERGOING DEMOLITION
SEVERAL RARE 19TH CENTURY HARDBOUND BUILDERS’ HARDWARE CATALOGS JOIN BLDG. 51 ARCHIVE
FALLING TO PIECES: CONTINUED NEGLECT AND ABANDONMENT TAKES ITS TOLL ON SOUTH SIDE VON HOLST-DESIGNED SUBSTATION
19TH CENTURY RED BRICK THREE-FLAT APARTMENT BUILDING WOOD-FRAMED COTTAGE SHARING SAME LOT, DEMOLISHED IN WICKER PARK
2021 ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY OF 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE IN LA CROSSE, WISC.
BLDG. 51 ARCHIVE ACQUIRES SEVERAL IMPORTANT JAMES W. TALYOR ALBUMEN CABINET CARDS DEPICTING SCENES OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO
THE “CHURCH BUILT WITHOUT A NAIL”: PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY OF HENRY SCHLACK’S ST. PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH
CHICAGO’S SECOND GERMAN EVANGELICAL ZION CHURCH REDUCED TO RUBBLE
LATEST BLDG. 51 MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE ARCHITECTURAL ARTIFACTS AND EPHEMERA ACQUIRED IN EARLY 2021
TERRA COTTA EXECUTIVE’S HOME INGENIOUSLY SHOWCASES HIS COMPANY’S ORNAMENT
SECOND GERMAN EVANGELICAL ZION CHURCH: GOING, GOING, GONE.
WITH DEMOLITION PERMIT RELEASED, SECOND GERMAN EVANGELICAL ZION CHURCH QUICKLY HEADS TOWARDS OBLIVION
