exterior photographic survey of michaelsen and rognstad’s “jazz age” art deco east 7th street hotel
exterior photographic survey of michaelsen and rognstad's "jazz age" art...
16
Jan
16
Jan
photographic images from chicago architectural ornament survey (caos) winter of 2025
latest photographic images from bldg. 51 archive's chicago architectural ornament...
15
Jan
revisiting images taken of the 1855 john kent russell house attic “discovery” over a decade later
posted july 11, 2014: before i begin what will likely be...
10
Jan
will adler and sullivan’s chicago stock exchange building’s rebuilt trading room be landmarked or deconstructed?
more to follow in coming days. images...
04
Jan
2024-2025 photographic images from chicago architectural ornament survey (caos)
2024-2025 photographic images from bldg. 51 archive's chicago architectural ornament...
03
Jan
frank lloyd wright-designed exterior leaf fragments salvaged from adler and sullivan’s 1892 victoria hotel join bldg. 51 museum collection
the bldg. 51 archive and museum recently acquired the only...
02
Jan
2024 highlights from the work of eric j. nordstrom, urban remains and the bldg. 51 archive
note: the following links represent some highlights accomplished in 2024....
27
Dec
seldom seen exterior photographic images of frank lloyd wright’s 1893-94 william winslow house in river forest
the majority of the images offer a detailed glimpse at...
26
Dec
will these three historic structures be rebuilt and/or saved in 2025? let’s hope…
hoping for a favorable outcome in 2025. fire-damaged edward morris house...
16
Dec
interior detail photographic survey of frank lloyd wright’s 1893-94 william winslow house in river forest
the following photographic images offer a closer look at architectural...
10
Dec
recent photographic survey of henry c. koch’s milwaukee city hall building
recent images of henry c. koch's flemish renaissance revival style...
05
Dec
rare 1909 chicago athletic association building hardbound special anniversary book joins bldg. 51 museum collection archive
latest acquisition. rare 1909 chicago athletic association building "cherry circle"...
29
Nov
exceedingly rare 1873 merchants and manufacturers of chicago joins bldg. 51 archive and museum collection
rebuilt chicago in 1873: illustrated. scanned pages (including cover and advertisements)...
26
Nov
out with hoyt, in with london guaranty: photographic images of the post-fire hoyt building and what replaced it.
out with hoyt, in with london guaranty. original photographic images of...
18
Nov
photographic images, ephemera and artifacts from ongoing 2024 chicago-centric private archival collections
eric j. nordstrom, through his bldg. 51 archive and museum,...
15
Nov
urban remains, bldg. 51 museum, and orlandi statuary join forces to fabricate a limited edition of midway gardens sprite heads
urban remains and the bldg. 51 musuem are pleased to...
15
Nov
latest images documenting the ongoing restoration of frank lloyd wright’s a.d. german warehouse
recent photographic images of frank lloyd wright's a.d. german warehouse...
13
Nov
“all gone but wife, children, and energy.”
early photographic print (note hand-applied retouching) made from william shaw's...
13
Nov
exterior photographic survey of kees and colburn’s 9-story deere and webber company warehouse in the fall of 2024
fall 2024 exterior images of kees and colburn's 9-story deere...
08
Nov
this week in chicago: reinvent, restore, and destroy.
restlessness. chicago buildings are tinkered and toyed with on any...