"the little jewel box by the highway." photographic survey of iit-trained william m. cooley's christ unity temple (1960-63), located at the southeast corner of state street, chicago, il. the walls (now painted) between the steel i-beam mullions are comprised of white marble punctuated with single color chunk...
oyen’s decorating business traces its origins to odin j. oyen, who arrived in la crosse, wisconsin in february 1888 at the suggestion of ori sorensen from sorensen and davis contractors. at that time, opportunities for painters and interior decorators in la crosse seemed limitless. during the...
recent exterior photographic survey of thomas w. wing’s italianate style john raber house (1870), located at 5760 south lafayette avenue, chicago, il. the south side chicago mansion featured archtop windows, fret-sawn bracketed wood cornice and rooftop cupola with finial. wing modified the house in 1894, which included adding...
latest exterior restoration images of louis sullivan's harold c. bradley house (1909) located at 106 n. prospect ave., madison, wisc. photographic documentation of louis sullivan and george grant elmslie's harold c. bradley house includes images captured by various photographers from the 1920s until the devastating...
recent exterior photographic survey of rapp and rapp's spanish baroque style central park theater (1917), located at 3535 w. roosevelt road, chicago, il. the polychrome terra cotta ornament was executed by the midland terra cotta company, chicago, il. numerous terra cotta panels incorporate bare bulb sockets positioned...
recent exterior detail photographic surveyof nimmons and fellows's sears, roebuck and company administration building/complex (1905), located at 925 s. homan ave., chicago, ills. the prairie style administration building features unique cream-colored sullivanesque terra cotta ornament (now painted), was designed by george c. nimmons and executed by...
exterior detail photographic survey of geroge kingsley's egpytian revival style 1922 reebie storage warehouse, located at 2325 north clark street, chicago, il. sadly, the spray-glazed egyptian revival style terra cotta cornice was removed in the 1970s, but thankfully several people were around to salvage it. the bldg....
newly discovered kodachrome images of bradford lee gilbert's richardsonian romanesque style illinois central station (1893-1974), located at the southern end of grant park near roosevelt road and michigan avenue, chicago, il. central station was an intercity passenger terminal located in downtown chicago, illinois, at the southern...
a cobbler shop and workers cottage in la crosse, wisc. all of this was accomplished by preservation alliance la crosse, who at the time, i greatly admired. rediske cobbler cottage, originally built in 1889 for shoemaker carl rediske, was relocated by the preservation alliance...
recent images of milwaukee-based metalsmith cyril colnik (1871-1958) exhibited at milwaukee’s villa terrace decorative arts museum. recent images of milwaukee-based metalsmith cyril colnik (1871-1958) exhibited at milwaukee’s villa terrace decorative arts museum. cyril colnik was an austrian metalsmith renowned as the "tiffany of wrought iron." he...
exterior photographic images of francis barry bryne and alfonso iannelli's st. patrick's roman catholic church (1924) and st. catherine's high school (1923), located in racine, wisc. the iannelli studios-designed terra cotta ornament was fabricated by the northwestern terra cotta company, chicago, il. francis barry bryne: francis barry byrne...
exterior photographic survey of the richardsonian romanesque style fire station number one (1895), located at 1412 racine street, racine, wisc. the cream city brick and rusticated stone building with three-story tower was designed by architect orson burlingame and built by nichola reichert. the junction engine house no....
spring of 2026 exterior photographic images of holabird and root's 7-story art deco style a.o. smith research and engineering building (1930) with distincitve zig-zag-shaped glass and aluminum curtain wall. completed in 1930, the abandoned and largely forgotten building is located at 3533 n. 27th street in...
the thomas p. hardy house is a frank lloyd wright-designed prairie school home located in racine, Wisconsin. constructed in 1905, the side of the house facing the street is predominantly stucco, providing privacy for residents from the adjacent sidewalk and road, while expansive windows on...
photographic survey of herman von holst's public service house substation (1926), located at 5100 church street, skokie, il. public utilities magnate samuel insull commissioned von holst to design several stations in residential neighborhoods across the city of chicago during the early 20th century. the use of...
ongoing exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright's johnson wax headquarters (1936-1950), located at 1525 howe street, racine, wisc. johnson wax building, officially the sc johnson administration building, is a notable example of modern architecture designed by frank lloyd wright in racine, wisconsin. serving as the...
"miniature pabst brewery." exterior photographic survey of gothhic style pabst tied house or saloon (1901), located at 1300 16th street, racine, wisc. the emblematic cast iron rondels are original and retain traces of original polychromatic paint finish. after 1880, milwaukee’s pabst brewing company adopted a competitive strategy by...
photographic survey of the herman v. von holst-designed prairie style goose island commonwealth edison electric substation (1924), located at 1143 north cherry street, chicago, il. courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bld. 51 archive. all rights reserved. 2026. ...
photographic survey of herman v. von holst's commonwealth company carroll avenue substation (1924,1928), located at 1708 west carroll avenue, chicago, il. the flat-roofed west addition was completed in 1928. public utilities magnate samuel insull commissioned von holst to design several stations in residential neighborhoods across the city...
the chicago heritage committee was a pioneering grassroots architectural preservation group founded in 1960 by thomas stauffer and richard nickel to save adler and sullivan’s garrick theater and frank lloyd wright’s robie house. active until 1968, it was chicago's first organization dedicated to saving significant...