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...
18 Sep revisiting the james charnley house in 2023
it's been a little over three years since i last had a chance to carefully document in the interior of adler and sullivan's james charnley house (1891). when the staff at the society architectural historians (the society operates from the house), welcomed me back last...
08 Sep abner pratt’s 1860 “honolulu” house, located in marshall, mich.
recent images of abner pratt's italianate style honolulu house (1860), located at 107 n. kalamazoo avenue, marshall, michigan. not sure how the 1890s cast bronze "kelp" pattern doorbell (fabricated by yale & towne) landed there, but obviously not original. the entrance doorknob and backplate - made...
07 Sep rough-faced granite galore: a closer look an henry ives cobb’s old chicago historical society stone fortress
exterior images of the former chicago historical society building (1892) designed by chicago architect h.i. cobb. the historical society moved to the georgian-style facility (designed by graham, anderson, probst & white) in 1932. ...
03 Sep cool copshop: a photographic study of edward c. van leyen’s third precinct station in detroit
exterior images of edward c. van leyen’s beax-arts style three-story brick and bedford limestone third precinct station (1896), located at 2200 hunt street, detroit, mich. ...
01 Sep oldest fully functional elevators servicing solon s. beman’s fine arts building (1898) will be systematically removed in coming years
please don’t rip me out. recent photographic survey of the original, custom-designed copper-plated ornamental cast iron interior elevator doors, surrounds, cabs, up/down illuminated lanterns, and oversized push-button call boxes installed during the transformation of solon s. beman’s studebaker carriage depository building (1885) into the fine arts...
31 Aug detroit’s cathedral of finance: an intensive photogrpahic survey of the wirt c. rowland’s art deco guardian building
detroit's " cathedral of finance." interior and exterior images of wirt c. rowland’s 36-story mayan revival style guardian building (originally called the union trust building), located at 500 griswold street detroit, michigan. ...
24 Aug most recent historically important architectural artifacts added to the eric j. nordstrom collection and bldg. 51 museum archive
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the following american architectural ornament joined the ever-expanding, chicago-based bldg. 51 museum in summer of 2023. captions will be provided when time permits. ...
21 Aug sanford white in light and shadow: exterior photographic survey of the joseph medill residence
stanford white in light and shadow. exterior photographs of sanford white's joseph medill residence (1891-93), located at 20 east burton place, chicago, ills. medill, who was a former mayor of chicago and founder of the chicago tribune, gifted the palatial house to his daughter elinor and her...