a seldom found, oversized full-figured red slip glaze terra cotta eagle salesman sample and late 19th century stock pattern commerical or residential terra cotta block (see image of winkle factory with workers surrounding finished building ornament) were added to the bldg. 51 musuem archive during...

series of photographs taken during a day of protest against the demolition of adler and sullivan's chicago stock exchange (1894) in 1972. campaign buttons, flyers, brochures, and posters  (see below) were handed out by preservationists to draw attention to the building's impending destruction. the images...

virtual gallery of images representing ongoing project photodocumenting architectural ornament designed by louis h. sullivan on the facade of adler and sullivan's s.a. maxwell five-story loft building erected in 1881.  note: additional images of the ground floor and what was discovered behind multiple damaging alterations will...

the following images offer a cursory glance at an ever-growing collection of ephemera, objects, and photographs  (largely owned and housed in the bldg. 51 archive) pertaining to chicago architectural preservation, with the earliest material dating back to the inception of chicago preservation movement in the...

photographic study of frank lloyd wright' b. harley bradly house (1900-1901).                Date: 1900 Address: 701 S. Harrison Avenue, Kankakee, Illinois 60901 City: Kankakee, Illinois Category: Residential Links: http://www.wrightinkankakee.org/Visit.html Accessibility: Public Restoration status: From 2005 to 2010, the house was restored to its 1901 appearance. It is now operated by Wright in Kankakee as a public museum Wright’s...

June 14, 2022  Take a look at artifacts saved from a demolished Prairie Style bungalow The pedigreed Winnetka home, with parts designed by three different architects and artists of note, is being replaced by a new $3.8 million home. DENNIS RODKIN   Eric J. Nordstrom Before demolishing a pedigreed Winnetka bungalow,...

leaded glass windows, interior fixtures, and other furnishings salvaged from the william f. tempel house have joined the bldg. 51 musuem. images include fixtures in situ when the walter burley griffin-designed house was built in 1911, along with barry byrne and alfonso iannelli addition completed...

richard nickel images of frank lloyd wright's dr. alison w. harlan house (1892) shortly after tragic fire in 1963 that led to its demolition. thankfully both interior and exterior fret-sawn wood panels were saved, including a restored soffit panel from underside of main balony supported...

a collection of seldom seen detailed lithographs or half-tones showcasing the original custom-designed interior ornamental ironwork executed by the winslow brothers for solon s. beman's non-extant 14-story pabst neo-gothic style commercial building (1891) located in milwaukee, wisc. the...

sadly, there aren't many original (that i know of) sidewalk "vault lights" (i.e., cast iron hub and glass rondel configuration) left to document in chicago. the donohue building (1883, julius speyer architect) offers one of the best examples - largely intact, multi-panel commercial entrance stoops...

the following images were taken from an exhaustive photographic survey of walter burley griffin's william f. tempel house conducted weeks before it was salvaged by urban remains. the house is currently undergoing demolition to make way for new development. the images provide a visual record...

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