signs of life. recent images of fire-damaged edward morris house or swift mansion (1892, willett and pashley, architects), located at 4500 south michigan avenue, chicago, il. images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive....
the urban remains showroom and bldg. 51 museum (housed and periodically on display in river north, west town, and fulton market) will continue calling 1820 west grand avenue home for the forseeable future. the number of acquisitions in 2024 has grown considerably in 2025 -...
a collection of richard nickel salvage and demolition images (many pulled from contact sheets) of adler and sullivan's 1894 chicago stock exchange building, located at 33 north lasalle street, chicago, il. the lasalle street terra cotta arch, three large sections of the cornice, and several columns...
"and now the cornerstone." rare original and intact staple-bound booklet made for the cornerstone laying ceremony for holabird and root's 44-story art deco style chicago board of trade building (1930) located at 141 west jackson boulevard, chicago, il. the booklet contains a page devoted...
exhaustive exterior photographic survey of purcell, feick, and elmslie's two-story first national bank (1911), located 8 west davenport street. rhinelander, wisc. the building is comprised of lake superior sandstone, wire-cut "tapestry" brick and elmslie-designed terra cotta ornament. original varnished oak woodwork from the arcade and art glass...
recent photographic survey of historically important architectural ornament salvaged from 19th and early 20th century city of chicago commerical buildings on display in the graham foundation's outdoor courtyard (formerly known as the albert f. madlener house (schmidt, garden, and martin, architects) located at 4 west...
up close and personal. a recent photographic survey of otto strack's german renaissance style pabst theater (1895), located at 144 east wells street, milwaukee, wisc. ...
exterior restoration well underway on the flemish renaissance revival-style frederick pabst mansion (george ferry, architect, 1892) located at 2000 west wisconsin avenue, milwaukee, wisc. both the original buff-colored slip glaze ornamental terra cotta (executed by the northwestern terra cotta company of chicago) and...
william j. newman's gothic style sandstone summer cottage (1855) was carefully and systematically deconstructed and transported to nearby wisconsin dells, where it was rebuilt at 413 south burritt avenue as a restaurant, bar, and speakeasy. thankfully, the salvaged chicago ornament deposited by newman's wrecking company...
detailed images of george grant elmslie-designed exterior carved bedford limestone ornament adorning the facade of peoples gas light and coke company commercial building (von holst and elmslie, 1926) located at 4839 w. irving park road. the interior remains largely intact, with elmslie-designed plaster ornament and cast...
detail images (work in progress) of carved birch wood column capitals mounted flush against the walls in adler and sullivan's 1890 auditorium building banquet hall (renamed rudolph ganz memorial hall in 1954). the carved wood capitals were fabricated by richard w. bates and company, chicago, il. ...
detail images of adler and sullivan's carrie eliza getty tomb (1890), located in graceland cemetery, chicago, il. the getty tomb's ornamental cast bronze gates and inner-door were executed by...
picking up the pieces. recent tornado-damaged/destroyed 19th and early 20th century buildings located in and around the central west end neighborhood of st. louis, mo. images courtesy of eric...
showcasing sullivan-designed upper story terra cotta spandrels and cornice fabricated by winkle terra cotta company and carved brownstone surrounding street level entrances. [caption id="attachment_94372" align="alignleft" width="1774"] Wainwright Building. 709 Chestnut Street. Adler, Sullivan, and Ramsey, Architects. Photograph by Emil Boehl, 1907. Missouri History Museum Photographs and...
exterior detail images of adler and sullivan's ann halsted house (1884), located at 440 west belden street, chicago, il. i included a richard nickel image taken in 1953-54 for the institute of design. the chimney stack to the east is perhaps the most striking exterior feature. ...
detailed photographic documentation of leaded glass windows within henry j. schlack's endangered gothic style st. martin of tours german catholic church (1895), located at 5848 south princeton avenue, chicago, il. the "munich style" leaded art glass windows were likely executed by zettler studios. ...
recent images of the richardsonian romanesque style brick and terra cotta washington terrace clock tower and gatehouse (1894) designed by harvey ellis for george r. mann. both clock tower and gatehouse sustained minor damage after an ef3 tornado struck urban areas of greater st. louis...
ganz hall glass. detail images of healy and millet-designed oversized leaded glass lunette windows in adler and sullivan's 1890 auditorium building banquet hall (renamed rudolph ganz memorial hall in 1954). i rediscovered these dormant and unprocessed images on an old hard drive from 2011. will post...
exterior detail photographic images of von holst and elmslie's peoples gas south chicago neighborhood store, located at 8935 south commercial avenue, chicago, il. ...
"don't take them for granite." recent images of salvaged ornament from william w. boyington's board of trade building (1885-1929), located along the path of the wisconsin ducks in wisconsin dells, wi. the critical mass of chicago board of trade gargantuan carved granite statuary and figural/emblematic panels greet...