02 Mar the price is wright: a a photographic survey of frank lloyd wright’s price tower (1956)
exterior photographic survery of frank lloyd wright's price tower (1956), located at 510 s. dewey avenue, bartlesville, ok. images...
19 Feb documenting frank lloyd wright’s foster house, a woman immortalized in stone, and headless eagles in roseland
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. ...
25 Jan exterior photographic survey of h.h. richardson’s austin hall (1881) revisited
after nearly five years, i finally found the time to carefully select and edit several images taken of h.h. richardson's austin hall (1881) during an exhaustive photographic survery of the building's elaborate polychromatic stonework. ...
20 Jan barry byrne’s st. patrick’s church, an unusual 19th century fire station, cottages, and other distinctive buildings documented during recent racine visit
the following images were taken during a recent trip to racine, wisc., where timothy j. samuelson and i had an afternoon to explore the city's unique architecture, from bryne and iannelli's st. patrick's church to cecil corwin's mitchell house. to my suprise, 19th century vernacular...
27 Dec revisiting frank lloyd wright’s a.d. german warehouse in december of 2022
claude and starck structures in baraboo, frank lloyd wright's a.d. german warehouse, and 19th century commerical buildings in la crosse, wisc. among the highlights of december 2022 road trip. ...
28 Nov claude and starck’s island woolen company office building (1917)
recent photographic survey of claude and starck’s island woolen company office building (1917) located in baraboo, wisc. the prairie style office building was built in 1917 and housed offices for the island woolen company. mcfetridge the owner of the company, who had worked with and consulted...
16 Nov revisiting louis h. sullivan’s bayard-condict building (1899) in 2022
photographic study of louis h. sullivan-designed white speckle glazed terra cotta ornament adorning the bayard building. the 13-story new york city skyscraper was completed in 1899, with louis h. sullivan and lyndon p. smith as architects. the perth amboy terra...
15 Nov ambassador hotel, cream city brick facades, and s.s. beman’s mutual life insurance building documented in milwaukee over weekend
the following images were taken from an aftertoon documenting 19th and early 20th century architectural buildings and ornament in milwaukee in early fall, 2022. highlighted structures recorded include northwestern mutual life insurance company building (1886), ambassador hotel (1928), cream city brick commericial/warehouse facades, and kalvelage...
12 Nov new york art deco: general electric building, chanin, chrysler, and graybar buildings
general electric building (cross and cross, 1931): chanin building, sloan and robertson (1929): chrysler building (william van alen 1930): graybar building (sloan and robertson, 1927): ...
07 Nov 2022 photographic survey of late 19th and early 20th century new york city commercial building facades
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07 Nov alice award ceremony held at strand book store in new york
images of the alice award ceremony, held in the strand book store's rare book. authors john vinci and eric j. nordstrom were present. iphone images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive. all rights...
31 Aug 2022 PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY ST. LOUIS COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ORNAMENT
selection of images taken during a brief visit to st. louis in the early summer months of 2022. prior blog posts from this trip focus on the work of harvey ellis commissions (with the exception of union station). ...
03 Aug revisiting adler and sullivan’s 1891 wainwright building during 2022 st. louis field trip
detailed exterior photogrpahic survey of adler and sullivan's wainwright building (1891) taken over two days on recent st. louis field trip in june of 2022. ...
12 Jul pabst mansion (1892), milwaukee city hall (1895), iron block (1860), and other buildings documented over weekend visit
documenting 19th and early 20th century architectural buildings and ornament in milwaukee over 4th of july weekend. highlighted structures recorded include northwestern mutual life insurance company building (1886), frederick pabst mansion (1892), milwaukee city hall (1895), and iron block (1860). ...
06 Jul photographic survey of harvey ellis-designed richardsonian romanesque style washington terrace tower and gatehouse (1894)
detailed photographic survey of richardsonian romanesque style brick and terra cotta washington terrace clock tower and gatehouse (1894) designed by harvey ellis for george r. mann. conducted in late june, 2022, st, louis, mo. ...
19 Jun frank lloyd wright’s b. harley bradly house: a photographic study of wright’s first prairie school residence
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...
07 Jun a look back at documenting architectural ornament in boston’s back bay
pushing lots of pixels lately to avoid burnout from setting up shop this month. revisiting thousands of dormant and/or forgotten images taken over the past decade has inspired me to pick up the camera and prepare for travel once again, where i can continue photodocumenting...
28 Apr relics of 1933-34 “century of progress” relocated to beverly shores by way of barge and truck
the century of progress architectural district is a historic district in beverly shores, indiana. the district is on lake shore drive within the indiana dunes national park. the district comprises five buildings, all from the homes of tomorrow exhibition of the 1933 century of progress world's fair which took place in chicago. intended to display...
26 Apr visual record of harvey ellis-designed mabel tainter memorial building’s exterior carved sandstone ornament
photographic study of mabel tainter memorial building (1889-1890) designed by architect harvey ellis. the richardsonian style building, which houses a theater and library, was built for lumber magnate andrew tainter and his wife bertha as a memorial to their daughter mabel tainter, who died of cancer...
08 Apr detailed photograhic survey of early 20th century polychrome terra cotta building ornament in progress
the following images were taken from a years-long exhaustive photographic survey of exterior polychrome terra cotta ornament executed by terra cotta companies (e.g., northwestern, american, midland) found largely in the midwest. the images offer an in-depth analysis of ornament bedecked with a multitude of glazes...