28 Jul

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2026 partial exterior detail photographic survey of cross and cross's 50-story art deco style general electric building (1931), located at 570 lexington avenue, new york city, ny. the general electric building at 570 lexington avenue in new york city is recognized for its elegant use of...

24 Jul

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the puck building in new york city is a romanesque revival landmark that uniquely links historic vaulted sidewalks, subsurface industrial spaces, and specialized elevator infrastructure. located at 295 lafayette street, the building's engineering reflects the late-19th-century boom of manhattan’s printing and publishing district. the building is...

23 Jul

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louis h. sullivan’s cream-colored terra-cotta bayard-condict building (1899) is again covered for façade repair and restoration. 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 cotta company used their own modeler (anlgelo...

22 Jul

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exterior detail photographic survey of henry janeway hardenbergh's german renaissance-style victorian dakota apartment building (1880-84), located at 1 west 72nd street, new york city, ny, the 8-story city landmark apartment building is comprised largely of tan-colored brick, carved nova scotia sandstone, and terra cotta ornamernt fabricated...

20 Jul

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2026 exterior-detail photographic survey of adolph zucker and john edelmann decker or union commerical building (1892–93), located at 33 union square west, new york city, ny. john herman edelmann was an important mentor and colleague to louis sullivan. a skilled architect and draftsman, he introduced sullivan...

18 Jul

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2026 partial exterior detail photographic survey of william van alen's art deco style chrysler building (1930), located at 405 lexington avenue, new york city, ny. the chrysler building is a 1,046-foot art deco skyscraper in east midtown manhattan. completed in 1930 at 42nd street and lexington...

08 Jul

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william a. chappell's 1890s richardsonian romanesque style clark jewell-wells company wholesale warehouse pressed red brick and carved sandstone building occupies one of the downtown grand rapids's most imposing blocks. it originally housed the clark jewell-wells company, wholesale grocers. above the red sandstone first story, paired...

07 Jul

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exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright's meyer may house (1908-09), located at 450 madison avenue se, grand rapids, mich. the meyer may house is a frank lloyd wright residence in the heritage hill historic district of grand rapids, michigan. built for the may family in...

06 Jul

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exterior photographic survey of cecil corwin and frank lloyd wright's dutch colonial revival style henry g. and lily mitchell house (1894), located at 905 main street, racine, wisc. the henry g. and lily mitchell house, built in 1894 at 905 main street in racine, wisconsin, is...

22 Jun

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exterior photographic survey of the 1850s italianate style state bank of milwaukee (bank of milwaukee block), located at 210 east michigan street, milwaukee, wisc. the pre-civil war downtown milwaukee commercial building, clad in lemont limestone, was designed in two phases: the west half by george w....

20 Jun

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exterior photographic survey of george h. johnson's civil war-era iron block building (1860), located at 205 east wisconsin avenue, milwaukee, wisc, the five-story commerical building features an intricate renaissance revival-style facade comprised of pre-fabricated cast iron fabricated by daniel d. badger architectural iron works located in...

09 May

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photographic survey of herman v. von holst-designed commonwealth edison substations (1924, 1925), located at 6913 and 6917 kenwood avenue, chicago, 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....

08 May

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john randal mcdonald's first house. exterior photographic survey of john randal mcdonald's one-story famiy house (1949), located at located at 801 lathrop avenue, racine, wisc. john randal mcdonald (1922–2003) was an american architect known for adapting frank lloyd wright's prairie style into affordable mid-century modern homes. born...

03 May

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exterior photographic survey of john randal mcdonald's david and mary aldrich house (1956), located at 2721 delaware avenue, racine, wi. john randal mcdonald (1922–2003) was an american architect known for mid-century modern homes that adapted frank lloyd wright's prairie style with minimalist and accessible materials. his...

02 May

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exterior photographic survey of john randal mcdonald's john randal & josephine mcdonald house (1952), located at 1001 russet street, racine, wisc. john randal mcdonald (1922–2003) was an american architect known for mid-century modern homes that adapted frank lloyd wright's prairie style with minimalist and accessible materials....

29 Apr

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photographic survey of edmund bailey funston's egyptian revival style masonic lodge (1922), located at 1012 main street, racine wisc. the polychromed terra cotta ornamernt was executed by the northwestern terra cotta company, chicago, il. the building's worn walls, masonic symbol with cobras, lotus and papyrus cornices, and...

26 Apr

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recent photographic survey of the unusually designed asymmetrical cream city brick number 4 engine house (w.f. goodhue, 1888), located at 1339 lincoln street, racine, wisc. the most distinctive feature is the four-story hose-drying and observation tower with pyramdial-shaped roof, wood-bracketed cornice, oculus windows, and ornamental cast...

25 Apr

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detail images of ernest grunsfeld junior's adler planetarium (1930), located at 1300 south lake shore drive, chicago, il. the 12 zodiac relief plaques were sculpted by alfonso iannelli and executed in bronze by the american bronze company. they follow a clockwise sequence that corresponds to the...

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...

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