why paint brick - or even sandstone? the moisture that builds between the surfaces of the materials leads to the paint peeling or flaking away and in the case of sandstone, disentigration. it's both a disservice and disappointment. detail images of the three-story stephen ganert commercial...
historic american building survey (habs) images of william alfred freret's richardsonian romanesque style brick and terra cotta la crosse, wisc. post office building (1889) prior to its senseless destruction, the extant building that replaced it in 1979, and red slip terra cotta ornament and exterior...
after nearly seven years documenting restoration of frank lloyd wright's a.d. german warehouse, the interior is accessible to the public and available for tours! interior and exterior photographic images of frank lloyd wright's a.d. german warehouse (1914), located at 300 south church street, richland center, wi. it...
2025 photographic study of parker berry's two-story first state bank of manilus (1915), located at 122 east maple street, manilus, il. the polychromed sullivanesque terra cotta ornament was executed by the american terra cotta company, il. ...
recent images of solon s. beman's red brick and rusticated lemont limestone holy rosary roman catholic church (1890), located at 11300 south dr. martin luther king, jr. drive, chicago, il. ...
weekend images taken during my weekend "tour" of gary, indiana, with urban documentarian camilo josé vergara. some of the sites we visited together are subject matter in his books, american ruins (vergara, 1999) and unexpected chicagoland (vergara with tim samuelson, 2001). for additional information on vergara's work,...
last? salvage images of notable prairie school architect walter burley griffin's frank a. windes house (1913), located at 645 abbottsford road, kenilworth, il. house demolition will begin in a matter of days. feeling burned out and broken - not to mention nearing 50 years of age, i...
photographic survey (work in progress) of george grant elmslie's old second national bank (1924), located at 37 south river street, aurora, il. ...
early 20th century sullivanesque style single story brick and white glazed terra cotta commercial building (now a church), located at 11743 south michigan avenue, chicago, il. the stock pattern terra cotta ornament, including centrally located cartouche and flanking full-bodied spread-winged eagles, were fabricated...
detail photographic survey of george grant elmslie's four story prairie style keystone commercial building (1922), located at 30 south stolp avenue, aurora, il. ...
exterior photographic survey of claude and starck's prairie style flagg-rochelle carnegie public library district building (1912), located at northeast corner of 7th street at 4th avenue, rochelle, il. ...
exterior photogrpahic images of frank lloyd wright's stephen a. foster residence (1900), located at 12147 south harvard, chicago, il. images were taken in the winter of 2023 and summer of 2025. the house was designed in 1900 by frank lloyd wright as a summer home...
exterior images of theodore link's gargantuan romanesque style union station headhouse (1894), located at 1820 market street, st. louis, mo. the station's distinctive interior and exterior design program was handled by edmund cameron, who worked for h.h. richardson, where he oversaw construction of richardson's glessner house...
exhaustive exterior photographic survey of purcell, feick, and elmslie's two-story first national bank (1911), located 8 west davenport street. rhinelander, wisc. the building is comprised of lake superior sandstone, wire-cut "tapestry" brick and elmslie-designed terra cotta ornament. original varnished oak woodwork from the arcade and art glass...
up close and personal. a recent photographic survey of otto strack's german renaissance style pabst theater (1895), located at 144 east wells street, milwaukee, wisc. ...
exterior restoration well underway on the flemish renaissance revival-style frederick pabst mansion (george ferry, architect, 1892) located at 2000 west wisconsin avenue, milwaukee, wisc. both the original buff-colored slip glaze ornamental terra cotta (executed by the northwestern terra cotta company of chicago) and...
william j. newman's gothic style sandstone summer cottage (1855) was carefully and systematically deconstructed and transported to nearby wisconsin dells, where it was rebuilt at 413 south burritt avenue as a restaurant, bar, and speakeasy. thankfully, the salvaged chicago ornament deposited by newman's wrecking company...
picking up the pieces. recent tornado-damaged/destroyed 19th and early 20th century buildings located in and around the central west end neighborhood of st. louis, mo. images courtesy of eric...
showcasing sullivan-designed upper story terra cotta spandrels and cornice fabricated by winkle terra cotta company and carved brownstone surrounding street level entrances. [caption id="attachment_94372" align="alignleft" width="1774"] Wainwright Building. 709 Chestnut Street. Adler, Sullivan, and Ramsey, Architects. Photograph by Emil Boehl, 1907. Missouri History Museum Photographs and...
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...