09
Mar
07
Mar
previously unknown historically important chicago-based beardslee lighting company collection joins the bldg. 51 archive
late last week the bldg. 51 archive secured what likely...
04
Mar
central’s restoration work on adler and sullivan’s pilgrim baptist church (formerly kehilath anshe ma’ariv synagogue) well underway
the following images were taken in the winter of 2023-24...
04
Mar
rust in peace: rookery building’s adams street entrance cast iron staircase designed by john wellborn root future unknown
images of john wellborn root-designed combination bower-barff and copper-plated cast...
28
Feb
deconstruction of otto strack’s 1893 buff-colored terra cotta frederick pabst columbian exposition pavilion underway
the exterior buff-colored ornamental terra cotta 1893 world's fair pabst...
25
Feb
louis h. sullivan’s purdue state bank and its richly colored iridescent green glaze terra cotta
iridescent green glaze. february, 2024. the following images were taken earlier...
23
Feb
bldg. 51 museum acquires exceptionally rare 1930 american stoveboard catalog with louis h. sullivan-designed board
original 1930 american stoveboard company catalog (i've been searching for...
20
Feb
the athens on the prairie: photographing columbus, indiana
images taken during a 2-3 hour window while traveling through...
19
Feb
revisting 19th and early 20th century racine, wisconsin architecture in 2024
architectural images taken during a brief visit to racine, wisc....
16
Feb
part one: documenting richard haas’s 1980 “homage to the chicago school” mural executed by jeff greene and evergreen outdoor advertising
detailed images of american muralist richard haas's "homage to the...
16
Feb
exterior and interior photographic survey of pond and pond’s purdue memorial union (1924)
a partial selection of eric j. nordstrom photographic images of...
12
Feb
latest photographic images from 2024 chicago architectural ornament survey
late 2023-early 2024 photographic images from bldg. 51 archive's chicago...
04
Feb
digitization of newly acquired massive kodachrome collection – spanning decades – devoted to chicago architecture in progress
digitization of a massive mixed bag of chicago architecture images...
01
Feb
bruce price’s eternal monument or “doric tomb” to skyscraper builder george a. fuller
George A. Fuller (October 21, 1851 – December 14, 1900) was...
28
Jan
photographic images from architectural ornament survey across american cities in winter of 2023-2024
latest 2023-2024 photographic images from bldg. 51 archive's architectural ornament...
26
Jan
bell building and other historically important chicago building brochures join bldg. 51 archive
original 1924 saddle-stitched bell building booklet distributed to prospective building...
25
Jan
pretty in pink: 1892 schiller building or garrick theater auditorium plaster “starpod” with early 1950s painted finish added to bldg. 51 museum
the louis h. sullivan and frank l. wright-designed ornamental plaster...
20
Jan
several original important museum-quality stanley tigerman cased architectural presentation models join bldg. 51 collection
stanley tigerman studied at massachusetts institute of technology, but flunked...
19
Jan
bldg. 51 and urban remains secure large selection of emblematic and monogrammed hardware from historically important american buildings
a sizable collection of custom-designed commerical door hardware was recently...
18
Jan
eric j. nordstrom’s memoir entitled afterlife: stories of salvaging ornament from historically important demolished 19th and early 20th century chicago-based buildings coming in 2025
eric j. nordstrom's new book on his unrelenting efforts in...