2023 photographic survey of kees and colburn’s sullivanesque style 10-story grain exchange building, located at 400 s. 4th St, minneapolis, mn. the minneapolis grain exchange building was constructed between 1900 and 1902 by minneapolis architectural firm of kees and colburn. the buff-colored terra cotta ornament was...
photographic survey of harvey ellis's richardsonian romanesque style pillsbury hall (leroy buffington, 1887) located on the university of minnesota's historic campus district. the building’s exterior is comprised of buff-colored sandstone quarried from pine, mn., and a red sandstone found in northwestern minnesota. ...
a little less than a week ago i had the opportunity to visit the american terra cotta company museum - located in crystal lake, ills. i was rather impressed with the exhibits, including the carefully curated selection of terra cotta ornament that the factory produced...
the exterior buff-colored ornamental terra cotta ornament on the flemish renaissance revival-styled frederick mansion (george ferry, architect, 1892) is in need of serious repair (see images below). restoration of the adjoining 1893 world's fair pabst beer pavilion (designed by architect otto strack, who also designed...
memorial day tour of notable late 19th and early 20th century architects bured in graceland cemetery. the highly informative talk and walk was led by timothy j. samuelson, cultural historian emeritus of chicago. ...
most recent architectural ornament, artifacts, objects and ephemera recently added and/or digitized to the bldg. 51 museum collection and archive in late spring/early summer of 2023. ...
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...