19 Apr

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demolition on the horizon. recent exterior images taken during a brief visit to the italianate style two-story cream city brick chester c. briggs mansion (1863), located at 1244 east state street, rockford, il. note: if you see a scruffy looking man around driving his mother's black jeep...

15 Apr

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oyen’s decorating business traces its origins to odin j. oyen, who arrived in la crosse, wisconsin in february 1888 at the suggestion of ori sorensen from sorensen and davis contractors. at that time, opportunities for painters and interior decorators in la crosse seemed limitless. during the...

13 Apr

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latest exterior restoration images of louis sullivan's harold c. bradley house (1909) located at 106 n. prospect ave., madison, wisc. photographic documentation of louis sullivan and george grant elmslie's harold c. bradley house includes images captured by various photographers from the 1920s until the devastating...

07 Apr

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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...

06 Apr

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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...

04 Apr

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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...

03 Apr

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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....

02 Apr

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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...

01 Apr

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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...

31 Mar

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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...

30 Mar

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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...

29 Mar

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"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...

24 Mar

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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...

21 Mar

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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...

20 Mar

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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...

09 Mar

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most of the images feature edgar miller’s frescoes created in 1943 at the pabst brewery complex in milwaukee, wisconsin. additional photos showcase exterior details of pabst buildings, art glass windows, captain frederick pabst’s office, and a freestanding bronze statue. this photographic survey is ongoing, with...

03 Mar

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ideal studio and gallery space for the bldg. 51 museum archive and artifact collection. the george a. hauswirth filling station is an example of vernacular architecture, constructed around 1930 in the typical house-and-canopy style found in early gas stations. located at 1 131 south 3rd street, la...

02 Mar

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exterior photographs of the enoch arnold curtis-designed french second empire house (1868), located at 1008 third street, red wing, mn. the two story house, punctuated with terra cotta window hoods, mansard roof, and bracketed wood cornice, was built for philander sprague, who established the first architectural...

01 Mar

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exterior photographic survey of purcell and elmslie's e.s. hoyt house (1913), located at 300 hill street in red wing, minnesota. the brick and stucco two-story, 10-room, 4,000-square-foot house was constructed in 1913 for e.s. hoyt, the president of the renowned red wing stoneware company. listed on the...

28 Feb

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exterior photographic survey of the gerhard h. winner mansion, a german revival brick and terra cotta home designed by crane & barkhausen and built by a. kroening & son in 1897 for distillery owner and wholesaler gerhard winner. gerhard h. winner, a german immigrant who arrived...

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