13 Jul revisiting restoration of adler and sullivan’s s.a. maxwell building façade through images and ornament
a detailed photographic documentary on the transformation of adler and sullivan’s 5-story s.a. maxwell loft building (also known as jewelers building) facade is presented below as a collection of blog posts chronicling ruination to restoration.
PREVIOUS POSTS (2018-2021):
S.A. MAXWELL BUILDING FACADE RESTORATION NEARING COMPLETION WITH INSTALLATION OF RECREATED CAST STONE PIERS
RECONSTRUCTING LOUIS H. SULLIVAN-DESIGNED S.A. MAXWELL BUILDING’S (1881) EXTERIOR STOREFRONT COLUMNS
UNCOVERING MATERIALS AND METHODS USED TO CONSTRUCT ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S S.A. MAXWELL OR JEWELERS’ LOFT BUILDING
DOCUMENTING THE REMOVAL OF SURVIVING SULLIVAN-DESIGNED COLUMN CAPITALS FROM S.A. MAXWELL BUILDING (1881)
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF LOUIS H. SULLIVAN-DESIGNED ORNAMENT ON ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S S.A. MAXWELL (JEWELERS) BUILDING
PHOTO-DOCUMENTING ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S S.A. MAXWELL (JEWELERS’) BUILDING FACADE REVISITED
DOCUMENTING DECADES WORTH OF DAMAGING ALTERATIONS TO ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S 1881 S.A. MAXWELL LOFT BUILDING
CHRONICLING TRANSFORMATION OF ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S S.A. MAXWELL OR JEWELERS’ BUILDING (1881) UPPER FLOORS OVER PAST YEAR
LATEST PROGRESS PHOTO-DOCUMENTING ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S 1881 S.A. MAXWELL COMPANY LOFT BUILDING FACADE
DOCUMENTING LOUIS SULLIVAN-DESIGNED CARVED BERLIN SANDSTONE PANELS ON FACADE OF 1881 S.A. MAXWELL LOFT BUILDING
CONTINUED PHOTO-DOCUMENTATION OF S.A. MAXWELL LOFT BUILDING’S CONVERSION TO BOUTIQUE HOTEL
CONTINUED DOCUMENTATION OF ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S S.A. MAXWELL LOFT BUILDING INTERIOR TRANSFORMATION
IMAGES FROM LATEST VISIT DOCUMENTING ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S S.A. MAXWELL BUILDING TRANSFORMATION
DOCUMENTING ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S 1881 S.A. MAXWELL BUILDING DURING CONVERSION TO BOUTIQUE HOTEL
DOCUMENTING SELDOM SEEN UPPER FLOORS OF ADLER AND SULLIVAN’S 1881 S.A. MAXWELL BUILDING
all images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom, bldg. 51 archive and/or urban remains.
FURTHER READING:
A RARE GLIMPSE AT THE UPPER FLOORS OF ADLER & SULLIVAN’S S.A. MAXWELL LOFT BUILDING AS PHOTOGRAPHED BY RICHARD NICKEL