exterior detail photographic survey of geroge kingsley's egpytian revival style 1922 reebie storage warehouse, located at 2325 north clark street, chicago, il. sadly, the spray-glazed egyptian revival style terra cotta cornice was removed in the 1970s, but thankfully several people were around to salvage it. the bldg....
newly discovered kodachrome images of bradford lee gilbert's richardsonian romanesque style illinois central station (1893-1974), located at the southern end of grant park near roosevelt road and michigan avenue, chicago, il. central station was an intercity passenger terminal located in downtown chicago, illinois, at the southern...
a cobbler shop and workers cottage in la crosse, wisc. all of this was accomplished by preservation alliance la crosse, who at the time, i greatly admired. rediske cobbler cottage, originally built in 1889 for shoemaker carl rediske, was relocated by the preservation alliance...
recent images of milwaukee-based metalsmith cyril colnik (1871-1958) exhibited at milwaukee’s villa terrace decorative arts museum. recent images of milwaukee-based metalsmith cyril colnik (1871-1958) exhibited at milwaukee’s villa terrace decorative arts museum. cyril colnik was an austrian metalsmith renowned as the "tiffany of wrought iron." he...
exterior photographic images of francis barry bryne and alfonso iannelli's st. patrick's roman catholic church (1924) and st. catherine's high school (1923), located in racine, wisc. the iannelli studios-designed terra cotta ornament was fabricated by the northwestern terra cotta company, chicago, il. francis barry bryne: francis barry byrne...
exterior photographic survey of the richardsonian romanesque style fire station number one (1895), located at 1412 racine street, racine, wisc. the cream city brick and rusticated stone building with three-story tower was designed by architect orson burlingame and built by nichola reichert. the junction engine house no....
spring of 2026 exterior photographic images of holabird and root's 7-story art deco style a.o. smith research and engineering building (1930) with distincitve zig-zag-shaped glass and aluminum curtain wall. completed in 1930, the abandoned and largely forgotten building is located at 3533 n. 27th street in...
the thomas p. hardy house is a frank lloyd wright-designed prairie school home located in racine, Wisconsin. constructed in 1905, the side of the house facing the street is predominantly stucco, providing privacy for residents from the adjacent sidewalk and road, while expansive windows on...
photographic survey of herman von holst's public service house substation (1926), located at 5100 church street, skokie, il. public utilities magnate samuel insull commissioned von holst to design several stations in residential neighborhoods across the city of chicago during the early 20th century. the use of...
ongoing exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright's johnson wax headquarters (1936-1950), located at 1525 howe street, racine, wisc. johnson wax building, officially the sc johnson administration building, is a notable example of modern architecture designed by frank lloyd wright in racine, wisconsin. serving as the...
"miniature pabst brewery." exterior photographic survey of gothhic style pabst tied house or saloon (1901), located at 1300 16th street, racine, wisc. the emblematic cast iron rondels are original and retain traces of original polychromatic paint finish. after 1880, milwaukee’s pabst brewing company adopted a competitive strategy by...
photographic survey of the herman v. von holst-designed prairie style goose island commonwealth edison electric substation (1924), located at 1143 north cherry street, chicago, il. courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bld. 51 archive. all rights reserved. 2026. ...
photographic survey of herman v. von holst's commonwealth company carroll avenue substation (1924,1928), located at 1708 west carroll avenue, chicago, il. the flat-roofed west addition was completed in 1928. public utilities magnate samuel insull commissioned von holst to design several stations in residential neighborhoods across the city...
the chicago heritage committee was a pioneering grassroots architectural preservation group founded in 1960 by thomas stauffer and richard nickel to save adler and sullivan’s garrick theater and frank lloyd wright’s robie house. active until 1968, it was chicago's first organization dedicated to saving significant...
ongoing photographic survey of john ahlschlager-designed sullivanesuque style cobalt blue and creamed colored terra cotta ornament adorning the schulze baking company plant (1913-14), located at 40 east garfield blvd., chicago, il. the richly colored terra cotta ornament was executed by the northwestern terra cotta company, chicago,...
the polk street concrete cottage historic district is a national historic district in the first subdivision of gary, indiana. it includes four residential buildings designed by d. f. creighton and built by the united states sheet & tin plate co. in 1910. these are examples...
recent exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright-designed ingwald-moe house (1909-10), located at 669 van buren street, gary, indiana. the house was commissioned by ingwald moe, a successful contractor who later became the local representative for wright’s "american system-built homes" venture. frank lloyd wright designed two main...
a three-story red brick post-fire commercial building at 2008 south blue island avenue was recently discovered exhibiting rare in situ "gray body" terra cotta window trim made by the chicago terra cotta company, the city's earliest known terra cotta manufacturer. "gray body" terra cotta refers to an...
the rookery building stands as a historic 12-story landmark in chicago's loop, renowned as the city's oldest surviving high-rise. completed in 1888 by the famed architectural team of daniel burnham and john wellborn root, it's celebrated as a masterpiece of the chicago school of architecture,...
old chicago houses is a landmark book published in 1941 by journalist john drury. it serves as a "personal biography" of 110 historic homes in chicago. the book originated from a series of weekly articles in the chicago daily news, which ran from 1939 until...