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...
multiple glazed terra cotta fragments (including a largely intact border module) salvaged from the exterior of louis h. sullivan's home building association bank (1914) located in newark, oh., have joined the collections of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 museum. the ornament was designed...
photographic survey of knox and elliot's 17-story rockefeller building (1905), located at 614 west superior avenue, cleveland, oh. the interior and exterior ornament was executed by the winslow brothers, chicago, ills. the custom-designed ornamental bronze and brass hardware was fabricated by the p.f. corbin company, new...
detailed exterior photographic survery of william strudwick arrasmith's super-streamlined greyhound bus station (1948), located at 1465 chester avenue, cleveland, oh. ...
recent images of frank lloyd wright's k. c. derhodes house (1906), located at 715 s. washington street, south bend, ind. the k.c. derhodes house, which...
latest images, taken in march of 2023, of louis h. sullivan's home building association bank building (1914), located at 1 north 3rd street, newark, ohio. the ornamental terra cotta was modeled by kristian schneider and executed by the american terra cotta company, chicago, ills. the richly colored...
exterior (and a few interior) images of burnham and root’s 10-story red sandstone society for savings building (1890), located at 127 public square, cleveland, oh. ...
a work in progress...
with a surprisingly large number of frequent acquisitions populating both museum and gallery these last three months, i have been deeply entrenched in documenting and displaying ephemera and artifacts in a satisfactory manner before another acquisition – big or small – arrives and leaves everything...
a symphony of color. interior images of boston avenue united methodist church (bruce goff of rush, ednacott & rush; with adah robinson, 1929), located at 1301 s. boston ave., tulsa, ok. ...
exterior images of boston avenue united methodist church (bruce goff of rush, ednacott & rush; with adah robinson, 1929), located at 1301 s. boston ave., tulsa, ok. ...
the house on "thrill hill." bruce goff's john frank house, located at 1300 luker lane, sapulpa, ok., was designed for frankcoma pottery founder john frank in 1955. ...
byrne and iannelli reunited once again. exterior images of the fish-shaped st. francis xavier catholic church (1949), located at 1001 e. 52nd st, kansas...
bruce goff's redeemer lutheran church educational building (1961), located at 3700 se. woodland rd., bartlesville, ok. entry from the “visit bartlesville” website: “creative architecture” best describes the redeemer lutheran church education building designed by well-known architect bruce goff. goff designed the building to be bright, functional and...
exterior photographic survery of frank lloyd wright's price tower (1956), located at 510 s. dewey avenue, bartlesville, ok. images...
well over a hundred original books, brochures, booklets, pamphlets, lithographic plates, and guides pertaining to any and all facets of the chicago world's fair of 1893 or "columbian exposition," have recently landed in the bldg. 51 archive. more information on this recent and sizable acquisition...
howard van doren shaw's headless bedford limestone eagles and the pregnant wife of builder sandstone profile built against entrance door are two of the more interesting and some ways tragic features discovered while documenting roseland and surrounding areas. ...
the bldg. 51 chicago building artifact museum acquired yet another (and more complete) john edelmann-designed hand carved walnut wood interior residential door surround block and plinth salvaged in 1959-60 from the levi strauss house (1860s, 1880 remodel). the house's interior ornament - all designed by...
a well-maintained 19th century (post-fire) two-story masonry or brick residence located at 851 w wolfram street in the lakeview neighborhood of chicago, will be reduced to rubble by the end of the week. the green fence was being erected at the time i arrived to...