theodore karl’s 1872 conrad seipp post-fire chicago three-story commercial building (1872) undergoing demolition
post-fire chicago architect theodore karl's building was constructed in the...
20
Apr
17
Apr
threatened: jens j. jensen’s 1925 spanish baroque style pioneer arcade building terra cotta facade on pulaski
photographic survey of the spanish baroque style glazed terra cotta...
17
Apr
2024 exterior photographic survery of terra cotta ornament on purcell, feick, and elmslie’s merchants national bank
2024 exterior detail of merchants national bank (1912) located in...
15
Apr
exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright’s 1901 frank w. thomas house
frank lloyd's wright's frank h. thomas (1901), located at 210...
09
Apr
frank lloyd wright’s william g. fricke house (1901) in light and shadow
photographic survey of frank lloyd wright's william g. fricke house...
08
Apr
never gets old: early 2024 sprint visit to louis h. sullivan’s 1919 “jewel box” bank in columbus, wisc,
latest images (taken of exterior only in early april of...
03
Apr
photographic survey of the 1854 john richards octagon house and adjoining properties in watertown, wisconsin
exterior photographic survey of the john richards octagon house (1854)...
03
Apr
revisiting richard nickel’s louis sullivan collection at lovejoy library in spring of 2024
lovejoy library in early spring of 2024. nothing has really...
25
Mar
demolition on the horizon: conrad siepp’s post-fire chicago italiante commerical building handed death sentence
exterior photographic survey of the post-fire chicago italianate style three-story...
24
Mar
latest chicago-centric architectural books, photogrpahy and other ephemera added to bldg. 51 archive in early spring of 2024
the following american architectural ephermera joined the ever-expanding, chicago-based bldg....
18
Mar
richard nickel’s “polish palazzo” and nearby angles he admired from window and doorstep
richard nickel's "polish palazzo" located at 1810 cortland street. the...
15
Mar
louis h. sullivan-designed 1892 ellis wainwright bedford limestone tomb in bellefontaine cemetery, st. louis, mo.
2024 photographic survey of adler & sullivan’s wainwright tomb, located...
14
Mar
revisiting harvey ellis’s richardsonian romanesque style deteriorating compton hill standpipe water tower in 2024
2024 photographic survey of the romanesque style compton hill standpipe...
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...