recent images - taken while visiting grinnell - of the walter burley and marion mahoney griffin prairie style benjamin t. ricker house (1911-12), located at 1510 broad street, grinnell, ia. [caption id="attachment_90336" align="alignleft" width="1365"] GCAC THU_JUN 2002.34[/caption] Benjamin J. Ricker Residence, Grinnell, Iowa 1911 (house designed by...
images of louis sullivan's merchant's national bank (1914), located at 833 4th avenue, grinnell, ia. the winged lions are comprised of gold patinated cast bronze. the originals, comprised of terra cotta, were smashed by vandals. one lies in pieces in a display case within the bank....
documenting van allen is finally finished. photographic survey of louis h. sullivan's four-story van allen and company department store (1912-14) located at 226 4th ave south, clinton, ia. to achieve a rhythmic balance, sullivan designed false dividers on the main facade to make the width of the...
photographic images (taken last week) of ladehoff and sohn's schall-hutchinson brick and terra cotta candy or confectionary company, located at 501 north second street, clinton iowa. the sullivanesque style polychromed glazed terra cotta was likely fabricated by the midland terra cotta company, chicago, il. the 70...
exterior images of harry a. harbeck's sullivanesque style iowa savings bank (1914), located at 122 main avenue, clinton, ia. images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive. all rights reserved....
partially completed photographic study (east elevation only) of louis h. sullivan's peoples savings bank (1911) located at 101 3rd avenue, s.w., cedar rapids, ia. peoples savings was the second of sullivan's "jewel boxes" built in small towns across the midwest. the bank was the last commission...
very much a work in progress. images of louis sullivan's merchant's national bank (1914), located at 833 4th avenue, grinnell, ia. the winged lions are comprised of gold patinated cast bronze. the originals, comprised of terra cotta, were smashed by vandals. one lies in pieces in a...
recent photographic images of original bruce goff's sam and ruth van sickle ford house (1949), located at 404 s. edgelawn drive, aurora, il. of course sid came out and we had a rather lively discussion over price tower, other stuff, and the upcoming goff exhibition at...
recent images of herbert c. chivers five-story beaux-arts style octagonal-shaped woman's magazine building (1903), located in university city, mo. the building was converted into university city's city hall in 1930. the interior marble staircase and rotunda are really quite stunning (seen it many times on prior...
building condemned by city of st. louis (as of last visit). 2023 and 2024 images of henry ives cobb’s 17-story chemical building (1896), located on the ne corner of 8th and olive streets, st. louis. mo. the building’s annex was designed by st. louis-based firm...
exterior photos of the richardsonian romanesque style samuel cupples mansion (1888-90, thomas b. annan), located at 3673 west pine blvd., st. louis, mo. ...
i had no idea this building existed. photographic images of isadore shank's three-story art deco mayan-revival debaliviere building (1928), located at 5642-58 delmar blvd., st. louis, mo. the neglected and seemingly abandoned building's exterior is comprised largely of richly glazed black and red terra cotta panels with...
wainwright in light and shadow. sunset images of sullivan-designed carved sandstone, red slip terra cotta spandrel panels, capitals, and cornice on wainwright building by adler and sullivan and c.k. ramsey (1891). the 10-story building's terra cotta ornament was fabricated by the winkle terra cotta company (incorporated in...
photographic survey of henry hobson richardson's isaac h. lionberger red brick residence (1885-86), located at 3630 grandel square, st. louis, mo. the red brick residence was designed by american architect henry hobson richardson designed in 1885–86, and built after richardson's death in 1886. it was built for isaac h....
interior and 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...
photographic survey of architect william parker's exchange state bank and masonic temple (1887), located at 800 rose street, la crosse, wisc. the well-maintained queen anne style 19th bank building and temple was built by local contractor f.x. de lorean for ten thousand dollars. the ironwork...
photographic survey of purcell and feick's prairie style stewart memorial presbyterian church (1910), located at 116 east 32nd street, minneapolis, mn. the church's design was inspired by frank lloyd wright's unity temple (1908) located in oak park. ...
deconstruction of otto strack's 1893 terra cotta frederick pabst columbian exposition pavilion is complete. the pabst brewing company hired milwaukee-based architect otto strack to design a heavily ornamented buff-colored terra cotta trade pavilion to house and display a thirteen-foot gold-washed model of the pabst brewing company...
recent exterior photographic images of long and kees's 12-story richardsonian romanesque style lumber exchange buildng (1887), located at 423-25 hennepin avenue, minneapolis, mn. the building's facade is comprised of pink kasota stone, quarried from mankato, mn. ...
"empire builder." photographic survey of peabody and sterns's richardsonian romanesque style james j. hill house (1891), located at 240 summit avenue, st. paul, minnesota. the exterior consists of a locally sourced limestone foundation, ground level granite, and massachusetts brownstone (ie., dark red sandstone). ...