17 Nov john t. long’s 1892 yale apartment building: a rare survivor among first generation residential high-rises
images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive. all rights reserved. 2023....
15 Nov detailed study of claude bragdon-designed exterior polychromatic ornament on bevier memorial building (1910),
photographic study of claude bragdon-designed exterior polychromatic ornament on the three-and-a-half story bevier memorial building (1910), located at the corner of spring and s. washington streets, rochester, ny. bragdon designed the building in 1908 as a classroom and lecture space for the rochester athenaeum &...
12 Nov flying to pieces: lastest survey of herman von holst’s chicago south side chicago comed station
flying to pieces. hermann v von holst's southside chicago massive comed substation (also known as the gaitan building, 1924) is standing, but the degree of deterioration since i've been documenting it (beginning in 2018) is very alarming. moisture penetration deeply embedded in exterior walls has caused the...
09 Nov projective ornament inside and out: documenting claude bragdon’s chamber of commerce building design program
exterior and interior images of claude bragdon's distinctive ornament found throughout his chamber of commerce building (1916-17), located at st. paul street, rochester, ny. the building was not only one of bragdon's last major commissions in rochester, but also led to a falling out with...
08 Nov rochester’s maplewood ymca: a closer look at claude bragdon-designed polychromatic ornamental terra cotta entrance
exterior images of claude bragdon's two-story ymca maplewood branch building (1916), located at 25 driving park avenue, rochester, ny. the glazed polychromatic terra cotta (colors specified by bragdon), was executed by the atlantic terra cotta company, perth amboy, nj. ...
06 Nov first time visit to a quiet architectural gem in scottsville, new york: harvey ellis’s grace episcopal church (1885)
exterior photographic survey of harvey ellis's grace episcopal church (1885), located at 9 browns avenue, scottsville, ny. ellis's brother charles, and the boston-based firm of rotch and tilden were also in involved in the building's construction. i found it be a rather unusual, but charming little church...
03 Nov masterpiece: henry hobson richardson’s allegheny county courthouse (1888)
masterpiece. exterior images of henry h. richardson's allegheny county courthouse (1883-1888), located at 436 grant street, pittsburgh, pa. the four-story building, with five story tower, interior courtyard, and prison connected by the "bridge of sighs," was erected by the norcross brothers (richardson's contractor of choice)...
31 Oct traces of projective ornament found in claude bragdon’s italian presbyterian church (1914)
a partially completed exterior photographic survey of claude bragdon's italian presbyterian church (1914), located at 774 west broad street, rochester, ny. the church was completed around the time bragdon's published his seminal book entitled "projective ornament." the sgraffito pamel surrouning the main entrance was also executed...
28 Oct wright in rochester: exterior photo-documentation of the edward boynton house (1908)
exterior images of frank lloyd wright's edward e. boynton house (1908), located at 16 east blvd., rochester, ny. images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom...
19 Oct group of historically important frank lloyd wright-designed wainwright building (1891) painted cast iron ground floor mullion fragments join bldg. 51 archive
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multiple frank lloyd wright-designed red painted cast iron mullion fragments removed from the ground level windows on adler and sullivan's wainwright building (1891) were recently acquired by the bldg. 51 archive collection. the diminutive cast iron sections (fabricator not known) were salvaged from the building...
18 Oct bldg. 51 museum acquires rare and historically important world book encyclopedia garrick theater “star and pod” shadow box
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when adler and sullivan's schiller building (1892) - later known as the garrick theater - was undergoing demolition in 1961 (a multitude of preservation groups and notable figures around the world vigorously protested and fought to save it from destruction months prior), a small number...
18 Oct “the first prairie house;” a photographic survey of frank lloyd wright’s william winslow house (1894)
photographic survey of frank lloyd wright's william winslow's residence (1894), located at 515 auvergne pl, river forest, ills. i've included my original foldout page of wright's winlow house, from architectural review, bates & guild company, 1900. the winslow brothers were chicago’s leading architectural manufacturers, producing...
13 Oct historically important carved sandstone block from pond and pond’s home for self-supporting women joins bldg. 51 museum
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original diminutive carved bedford limestone block - salvaged by timothy j. samuelson and tim barton - from pond and pond's home for self-supporting women was donated to the bldg. 51 museum collection over the past week. the building was completed in 1908 and located at...
12 Oct fritz albert’s highly stylized and richly colored egyptian revivial terra cotta ornament on display at egyptian lacquer building (1926)
images of fritz albert-designed polychromed terra cotta along the cavetto cornice and surrounding entrance of the egyptian lacquer mfg. company building (1926). the single-story egyptian-revival style factory - located at 3052 west carroll avenue, chicago, ills. – was built by the architectural firm of lockwood, greene...
11 Oct the last of the three southern minnesota banks: purcell and elmslie’s first state bank of leroy (1914)
photographic survey of purcell and elmslie's first state bank of leroy (1914), located at 102 w. main street, leroy, mn. the building is devoid of the characteristic elmslie-designed terra cotta ornament, given the fact that one of the bank director's would veto any proposal for a...
09 Oct a closer look at purcell and elmslie’s first national bank (1920) in adams, minnesota
exterior photographic survey of purcell and elmslie’s first national bank (1920), located at 322 west main street, adams, mn. first national was not only the last of three mower county (southern minnesota) bank buildings – the other two being the exchange bank...
09 Oct revisiting purcell and elmslie’s exchange state bank (1910) in fall of 2023
the exchange state bank (1910) was the first of three mower county (southern minnesota) bank buildings designed by the architectural firm of purcell, feick & elmslie (later purcell and elmslie). located on the corner of main street and grand avenue in the small town of...
07 Oct owatonna in october 2023: continued photographic documentation of louis h. sullivan’s national farmer’s bank
interior and exterior images of louis h. sullivan's national famer's bank (1908), located at 101 n. cedar avenue, owatonna, mn. the richly colored stencils, plaster, art glass, etc., were designed by l.h. sullivan, l. millet and g.g. elmslie. the oversized ornamental cast iron electroliers (four in...
27 Sep bldg. 51 museum acquires historically important mecca flats interior cast iron staircase balustrade and newel post finial endcap
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an original custom-designed, black enameled ornamental cast iron interior staircase baluster and newel post bottom endcap salvaged from edbrooke and burnham's mecca hotel or flats (1892) during its untimely demolition in 1952, joined the bldg. 51 museum and eric j. nordstrom collection this past week. ...
25 Sep a photographic survey of american terra cotta founder william d. gates’s “terra cotta house” located in hinsdale, ills.
a detailed photographic survey of american terra cotta founder william d. gates's terra cotta house (jenney and mundie, 1893), located at 134 n. lincoln street, hinsdale, ills. conflicting accounts suggest the house was erected at the 1893 world's columbian exposition to showcase the company's terra...