photographic survey of frank lloyd wright's george blossom residence (1892), located at 4858 south kenwood ave, chicago, ills. To supplement his salary, Wright began taking on independent commissions in violation of his five-year contract with Louis Sullivan. Known as the “bootleg houses,” these early designs typically...
a photographic survey of treat and foltz's martin a. ryerson richardsonian romanesque residence (1887), located at 4851 s. drexel blvd., chicago, ills. images...
Date: 1894 Address: 3213 - 3219 Calumet Ave., Chicago, Illinois City: Chicago, IL Accessibility: private Category: Residential Restoration Status: interior gutted by fire in 1981 Robert Roloson commissioned Wright to remodel a group of four preexisting row houses in 1894. Concerned with ventilation, Wright devised a...
the bldg. 51 museum and archive amassed several historically important architectural fragments and objects, in addition to the evolving archive, consisting of period photographs, books, documents, drawings, blueprints, models, and other related materials that will prove invaluable to bolster the narratives of the museum's architectural...
William W. Winslow House: Date: 1893 Address: 515 Auvergne Place. River Forest, IL 60305 City: River Forest, IL Accessibility: Private Category: Residential ...
the bldg. 51 museum and archive recently purchased a critical mass of early richard nickel prints, with the majority dating to the 1950s, when nickel was a student at the institute of design (ID). the body of work includes, but not limited to, adler and...
demolition permit issued for bell avenue chicago 19th century brick workers cottage with completely intact bracketed pine wood cornice, lemont limestone keystones, and double arch attic window accentuated with fret-sawn spandrel. images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom, bldg. 51 archive, and chicago...
note: the following links represent only a fraction of work accomplished in 2022. HENRY J. SCHLACKS ABADONED ST. MARTIN OF TOURS CHURCH (1895) IN NEED OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR HIGHLIGHTS AND RECENT AQUSISTIONS FROM BLDG. 51 COLLECTION 1880S FIVE-STORY COMMERICAL BUILDING WITH COMBINATION LEMONT AND BEDFORD LIMESTONE FACADE...
claude and starck structures in baraboo, frank lloyd wright's a.d. german warehouse, and 19th century commerical buildings in la crosse, wisc. among the highlights of december 2022 road trip. ...
a demolition permit has been issued for the senseless eradication of an amazingly intact mid-1870's wood-framed chicago italianate style house located at 2240 n. burling. the two-story house retains the original dentiled wood cornice accentuated with oversized fret-sawn cornice brackets, window hoods with lightly incised...
a partial documentation of the "what richard nickel saw" exhibit on display at the driehaus museum. further information and images will be added when time permits. exhibit photos: ...
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...
recent photographic survey of claude and starck's prairie style public library located in tomah, wisc. completed in 1915, the two story low-hipped roof building features sullivanesque style ornament executed in carved limestone and painted staff. ...
the bldg. 51 museum recently acquired a historically important and well-documented original doorknob and window sash pull salvaged from the office of architectural firm adler and sullivan, located on the 16th floor of the auditorium building (adler and sullivan, 1889) office tower. ...
two amazingly intact and exceptionally rare early electric product catalogs were recently acquired by the bldg. 51 museum archive. the 1892 chicago electric light and power supply product catalog is especially interesting, showcasing a wide range of incandscent light bulbs for use in early skyscrapers....
recent photographic survey of claude and starck’s island woolen company office building (1917) located in baraboo, wisc. the prairie style office building was built in 1917 and housed offices for the island woolen company. mcfetridge the owner of the company, who had worked with and consulted...
"to the tower." original hardbound tribune tower building (howells and hood, 1925) dedication book with illustrations and floorplan. images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the building 51 archive. all rights reserved. 2022. ...
partially completed exterior photogrpahic survey and/or study of louis h. sullivan's trinity orthodox cathedral (1903). additional images of the exterior and visual survey of interior will follow in subsequent posts. the founders of the church were immigrants from carpathian rus', galicia, and the balkans. it remains...
photographic study of louis h. sullivan-designed white speckle glazed terra cotta ornament adorning the bayard building. the 13-story new york city skyscraper was completed in 1899, with louis h. sullivan and lyndon p. smith as architects. the perth amboy terra...
the following images were taken from an aftertoon documenting 19th and early 20th century architectural buildings and ornament in milwaukee in early fall, 2022. highlighted structures recorded include northwestern mutual life insurance company building (1886), ambassador hotel (1928), cream city brick commericial/warehouse facades, and kalvelage...