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...
exterior images of frank lloyd wright's doctor ina m. harper house (1950-51), located at 2571 old lake shore drive, st. joesph, mi. the harper house is one of two houses designed by wright in st. joesph - the other being the carl schultz house (1958-59), located...
haymarket martyrs' monument (1893), broken branches, and architect william gray purcell's grave. images from yesterday's brief visit to forest home cemetery located at 863 south des plaines avenue, forest park, il. images...
surviving remnants of the 1893 chicago columbian exposition revisited. the following images carefully document surviving remnants from chicago's 1893 columbian exposition, held in jackson park on the south side of chicago (hyde park). i've included images of an original charles atwood-designed (d.h. burnham & company) exterior...
detail images of charles b. atwood's fine arts building (1892-93) located at 5700 south dusable lake shore drive, chicago, il. the building's badly deteriorated staff exterior was replaced with bedford limestone during reconstruction to house the museum of science and industry in 1930. ...
collection of detail images - taken during a single and brief visit in summer, 2025 - of the bruce price-designed "doric tomb" located in oak woods cemetery on the south side of chicago. the granite pergola contains tapered and fluted columns supporting multiple beams representing...
the kirchbaum building, located at 6560 n. sheridan rd., was designed in 1922 by the architectural firm of ronneberg, pierce and hauber. the terra cotta city skyline mural is comprised of three recessed panels, beginning with fort dearborn and ending with the wrigley building. the two-story...
adler and sullivan's pilgrim baptist church (formerly kehilath anshe ma'ariv synagogue (adler and sullivan, 1891) as it appeared on january 7, 2006 - the day after the devastating fire. ...
recent exterior restoration images of william le baron jenney's richardsonian romanesque style second universalist society church of the redeemer (1886), located at 1956 west warren blvd., chicago, il. i believe the church building's masonry maintenance/ restoration is being carried out by bulley and andrews (bamr). the facade...
absolutely thrilling to witness/document silsbee's bandstand returning to its former glory. the richly colored and meticulously restored mosaic panels are stunning. recent restoration images of joseph lyman silsbee's bandstand (1897) located at west music court in garfield park. the four-sided structure is faced with white marble supplied...
the following american architectural ephermera joined the ever-expanding, chicago-based bldg. 51 museum in the january of 2025. captions will be provided when time permits. ...
2025 exterior photographic survery of the four-story, steel-framed george whiffen and william wright-designed house of david hotel (1922-23; alterations, 1931), located at 163 colfax avenue, benton harbor, mich. the 100-room hotel building was built by house of david commune leader benjamin purnell (1861-1927) and operated by...
interior detail images of henry c. koch's flemish renaissance revival style milwaukee city hall building (1895), located at 200 east wells street, milwaukee, wi. have not identified the fabricator of the copper-plated ironwork. ...
exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright's annunciation greek orthodox church (1956-1961), located at 9400 west congress street, wauwatosa, wi. a future post with several images of the church's interior (taken on the same day) will land when time permits. ...
recent exterior photographic survey of claude and starck's yellow brick and white glazed terra cotta lincoln school (1915) located at 728 e. gorham st. in madison, wi. the school operated until 1963, followed by the madison arts center. the building was converted into apartments in 1985. the...