photographic images of walter burley griffin's 1911 william f. tempel house (interior and exterior remodeled in 1918 by barry bryne and alfonso iannelli) from...
New exhibit highlights Wright and mentor From the Things to do in and around Racine County series RACINE — “Wright Before the ‘Lloyd,’” a new exhibit at the Racine Heritage Museum, 701 Main St., is now open. It highlights the young Frank L. Wright and his friend Cecil Sherman...
latest photographic images from bldg. 51 archive's chicago architectural ornament survey (caos) are provided below. the ever-expanding photo-documentation project focuses on systematically recording any and all architectural ornament located on historically important 19th and early 20th century extant buildings located in downtown chicago and surrounding...
latest detailed images of louis h. sullivan's purdue national bank building (1914), located at 10 west state street in west lafayette, indiana. the richly colored polychromed glazed terra was designed by louis h. sullivan, modeled by kristian schneider, and executed by the american terra cotta...
latest arrivals and arrangements below: images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom,...
another louis h. sullivan-designed polychromed lithographic steel stoveboard, executed by the american stove board company, was acquired in the first week of may, 2023. the stoveboard is nearly identical to the one shown directly below, with the only difference being size - the recent one...
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest american architectural artifacts added to the ever-expanding urban remains virtual catalog (over 75,000 items digitized/cataloged over the past 17 years). the newly acquired items for the month of APRIL, 2023, have been documented, cleaned/refinished (if need be)...
the time finally arrived - and within a day of the senseless destruction of nearby 1870s italianate residence - for the humble bell avenue workers cottage, erected between 1884-1887, to fall to the wrecking ball the other day. after documenting the brick...
despite a sizable public outcry and preservation efforts (i.e., petitions, etc) to save a rare post-chicago fire wood-framed italiante residence located at 2240 n burling, the demolition permit was released (after 90 days in a holding pattern), and the wreckers arrived and quickly reduced the...
a truncated attempt at documenting - in detail - exterior ornamental terra cotta adorning holabird and roche's century building (1915) and jenney, mundie, and jensen's consumers building (1914). both buildings are threatened with demolition and the prolonged neglect or rather, deferred maintenance shows in...
Citation Below: The 2023 Antoinette Forrester Downing Book Award Committee of SAH has unanimously chosen as this year’s recipient John Vinci (ed), Chris Ware, Eric J. Nordstrom, and Tim Samuelson, Reconstructing the Garrick: Adler & Sullivan’s Lost Masterpiece. Reconstructing the Garrick represents a notable achievement in both book...
partial exterior photographic survey of edmund r. krause's 21-story french renaissance style majestic theater building taken in the spring of 2023. the richly detailed cream-colored terra cotta ornament was executed by the northwestern terra cotta company, chicago, ills. ...
upon receiving news that the 19th century chicago workers cottage on bell street was released from demolition delay earlier this week, i went to shoot the exterior before the wrecking machine arrives. ...
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest american architectural artifacts added to the ever-expanding urban remains virtual catalog (over 75,000 items digitized/cataloged over the past 17 years). the newly acquired items for the month of APRIL, 2023, have been documented, cleaned/refinished (if need...
multiple glazed terra cotta fragments (including a largely intact border module) salvaged from the exterior of louis h. sullivan's home building association bank (1914) located in newark, oh., have joined the collections of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 museum. the ornament was designed...
photographic survey of knox and elliot's 17-story rockefeller building (1905), located at 614 west superior avenue, cleveland, oh. the interior and exterior ornament was executed by the winslow brothers, chicago, ills. the custom-designed ornamental bronze and brass hardware was fabricated by the p.f. corbin company, new...
detailed exterior photographic survery of william strudwick arrasmith's super-streamlined greyhound bus station (1948), located at 1465 chester avenue, cleveland, oh. ...
recent images of frank lloyd wright's k. c. derhodes house (1906), located at 715 s. washington street, south bend, ind. the k.c. derhodes house, which...
latest images, taken in march of 2023, of louis h. sullivan's home building association bank building (1914), located at 1 north 3rd street, newark, ohio. the ornamental terra cotta was modeled by kristian schneider and executed by the american terra cotta company, chicago, ills. the richly colored...
exterior (and a few interior) images of burnham and root’s 10-story red sandstone society for savings building (1890), located at 127 public square, cleveland, oh. ...