12 Mar

collection of historically important helca iron works ornament desiged by john wellborn root for the 1887-88 rookery building lands in bldg. 51 museum collection

the rookery building stands as a historic 12-story landmark in...

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10 Mar

john drury research materials used for publication of “old chicago houses” joins bld. 51 museum and archive

old chicago houses is a landmark book published in 1941...

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09 Mar

ongoing photographic survey of edgar miller’s 1943 pabst hall fresco mural work

most of the images feature edgar miller’s frescoes created in...

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08 Mar

remarkable discovery: remnants from adler and sullivan’s 1889 walker house discovered along lake michigan

after adler and sullivan’s walker warehouse  (1889) was demolished in...

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07 Mar

ten years later: revisiting discovery subsequent documentation of vincenzo formusa, chicago’s oldest italian food importer at 710 west grand ave

Part one: the destruction of a building occurs within a finite,...

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06 Mar

9 long years documenting the slow death of herman v. von holst’s 1924 southside chicago comed power station

latest images of the dying southside chicago comed station (1924),...

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04 Mar

5 days after its closing, what’s next for gerald a. siegwart’s space age pride cleaners (1959)

exterior photographic survey of gerald a. siegwart's space age pride...

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03 Mar

original drawings and ironwork from cyril colnik, the “tiffany of wrought iron masters.”

original 1922 signed graphite on paper sketch of an ornamental...

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03 Mar

a possible bld. 51 museum gallery and studio in la crosse, wisc.

ideal studio and gallery space for the bldg. 51 museum...

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02 Mar

philander sprague’s 1868 french second empire mansion in red wing, mn.

exterior photographs of the enoch arnold curtis-designed french second empire...

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01 Mar

detailed exterior photographic survey of purcell and elmslie’s e.s. hoyt house (1913), located at 300 hill street in red wing, minnesota.hoyt

exterior photographic survey of purcell and elmslie's e.s. hoyt house...

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28 Feb

a photographic survey of the extensively modified gerhard h. winner mansion, a distinctive vestige of milwaukee’s grand avenue

exterior photographic survey of the gerhard h. winner mansion, a...

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25 Feb

historically important white glazed terra cotta ornament from the conway building – daniel burnham’s – “last commission” – joins bld. 51 museum

the burnham center, formerly known as the conway building and...

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24 Feb

through the flames and beyond or chicago as it was and it is by wells & company

"on the morning of the 9th of october, 1871, the...

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22 Feb

a visual narrative of washington porter ii’s 1930s unusual “kiosk sphinx” from beginning to end and remnant rediscovery in 2007

photographic images of washingtion porter's beloved kiosk sphinx (louis i....

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20 Feb

brickwork mastery: robert c. spencer’s 1903 apartment building on southside chicago

exterior photographic survery of robert c. spencer's uniquely designed apartment...

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17 Feb

date dump: photographs and ephemera on willoughby j. edbrooke and franklin pierce burnham’s mecca flats hotel

mecca flats was a notable apartment complex in chicago's bronzeville...

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17 Feb

photographic survey of the hood ornament atop stanley tigerman’s 1986 “rolls-royce” downtown chicago parking gargage

photographic survey of the painted concrete hood ornament atop stanley...

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12 Feb

slowly, but surely, swift mansion (1892) rising from the ruins nearly 3 years after gutted by fire

slowly but surely swift mansion rising from the ashes. recent images...

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11 Feb

downtown chicago’s city-wide outdoor building museum

chicago is frequently regarded as a city-wide "outdoor museum" and...

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