"don't take them for granite." recent images of salvaged ornament from william w. boyington's board of trade building (1885-1929), located along the path of the wisconsin ducks in wisconsin dells, wi. the critical mass of chicago board of trade gargantuan carved granite statuary and figural/emblematic panels greet...
exterior images of frank lloyd wright's doctor ina m. harper house (1950-51), located at 2571 old lake shore drive, st. joesph, mi. the harper house is one of two houses designed by wright in st. joesph - the other being the carl schultz house (1958-59), located...
haymarket martyrs' monument (1893), broken branches, and architect william gray purcell's grave. images from yesterday's brief visit to forest home cemetery located at 863 south des plaines avenue, forest park, il. images...
2025 exterior photographic survery of the four-story, steel-framed george whiffen and william wright-designed house of david hotel (1922-23; alterations, 1931), located at 163 colfax avenue, benton harbor, mich. the 100-room hotel building was built by house of david commune leader benjamin purnell (1861-1927) and operated by...
interior detail images of henry c. koch's flemish renaissance revival style milwaukee city hall building (1895), located at 200 east wells street, milwaukee, wi. have not identified the fabricator of the copper-plated ironwork. ...
exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright's annunciation greek orthodox church (1956-1961), located at 9400 west congress street, wauwatosa, wi. a future post with several images of the church's interior (taken on the same day) will land when time permits. ...
2017 photographic images of eero saarinen's mit chapel (1955-56) located at 48 massachusetts avenue, cambridge, ma. the interior contains an incredible full-height harry bertoia metal sculpture from skylight to marble alter. the rooftop aluminum spire and bell tower were designed by sculptor theodore roszak. ...
photographic survey of edward townsend mix and burnham and root's three-story victorian style brick, terra cottta, and sandstone milwaukee club building (1883), located at 706 north jefferson street, milwaukee, wisconsin. the building's exterior is faced with red brick, lake superior sandstone, and terra cotta ornament. ...
partial photographic survey of holabird and root's art deco style rand tower. the 26-story art deco style rand tower (1929) was designed by chicago-based holabird & root for rufus rand, a world war i aviator who was part of the family that owned the minneapolis gas company (minnegasco), now...
a church constructed with "local boulders" detailed photographic survey of solon spencer beman's first methodist church of batavia, located at 8 north batavia avenue, batavia, il. the richardsonian romanesque style church's exterior is comprised of multi-coloed rough-faced stones or boulders, harvested from local building contractor i.s....
2025 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...
two largely intact ornamental black painted cast iron building atrium grilles and custom-designed yale and towne company interior commerical office door ornamental cast iron hinges and doorknobs retaining original bower-barff "rust-proof" finish from edward townsend mix's northwestern guaranty loan company building (1890) were added to...
2025 interior and exterior images of louis sullivan's famers' and merchants' bank building (1919) located at 159 west james street, columbus, wi. the farmers and merchants union bank was the last small bank building or "jewel box" designed by architect louis h. sullivan. sullivan was hired...
the mottled reddish-orange slip glaze terra cotta was modeled by architectural sculptor fritz albert, who was assigned the job after head modeler kristian schneider died in 1935. the terra cotta ornament was fabricated by the midland terra cotta company, chicago, ills. emil zettler modeled the school’s exterior...
the michigan hotel comprised of hematite chips. exterior photographic survery of the four-story, steel-framed mary's city of david hotel (1922-23; alterations, 1931), located at 163 colfax avenue, benton harbor, mich. the 100-room hotel building was built by house of david commune leader benjamin purnell (1861-1927) and operated...
images of armco-ferro house, florida tropical house, house of tomorrow and wieboldt-rostone house are included from the 2025 photographic shoot. 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,...
note: the following links represent some highlights accomplished in 2024. the posts are arranged chronologically, from beginning of 2024 to end of year. pabst mansion pavilion - a rare surviving relic of the 1893 columbian exposition on its way to be dismantled again 1902 henry l. newhouse-designed...
the majority of the images offer a detailed glimpse at the winslow house's rear elevation, landscape, and stable. ...
hoping for a favorable outcome in 2025. fire-damaged edward morris house or swift mansion (1892, willett and pashley, architects), located at 4500 south michigan avenue, chicago, il. badly neglected comed substation (1924, herman v. von holst), located...
recent photographic images of frank lloyd wright's a.d. german warehouse (1914), located at 300 south church street, richland center, wi. it was the only building wright ever designed in the town he was born. the warehouse was built between 1917-1920 for local businessman albert dell german of...