the “merchant prince” of the midwest: photographic survey of the gothic style civil war-era mons anderson mansion
the mons anderson house, located at 410 cass street in...
06
Oct
06
Oct
hometown proud: fall 2026 detailed photographic survey of frank lloyd wright’s 1914 a.d. german warehouse
Designed in 1914 by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the...
03
Oct
vacillating between despair and defiance
“vacillating between despair and defiance.” a compelling collection of halftone images...
30
Sep
fall 2026 detailed exterior and interior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright’s taliesin spring green
recent photographic survey of frank lloyd wright's taliesin spring green...
29
Sep
recently discovered, rarely seen lithographic images of william w. boyington’s columbus memorial building (1893–1959) have been added to bldg. 51 museum archive
a collection of seldom seen lithographic prints showcasing the original...
25
Sep
hiding in plain sight. pre-fire cottage parked behind salerno’s pizza place in west town
this altered 19th-century raised wood-frame cottage, across the alley from...
23
Sep
demolition well underway on west warren blvd. on chicago’s west side
iphone photos taken early monday evening of a two-story, 19th-century...
22
Sep
recent photographic survey of frank lloyd wright’s frederick robie house (1908-09) located in chicago’s hyde park neighborhood
recent exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright's frederick c....
15
Sep
master colorist and architectural conservator robert a. furhoff dies
an obituary that honors a life well lived. robert a. furhoff...
11
Sep
bldg. 51 archive and museum acquires major john drury photographic archive used to produce old chicago houses
original chicago daily news photographic print of adler and sullivan's...
09
Sep
clybourn place bridge – chicago’s first trunnion bascule bridge and launched the internationally recognized “chicago style” – faces destruction
chicago alderpeople are seeking to remove landmark protections from the...
08
Sep
rarely seen interior photographs of jenney & mundie’s 1893 central ymca association building, recently uncovered and digitized by the bldg. 51 archive and museum
the central ymca association building at 19 south lasalle street...
07
Sep
d.h. burnham and company’s long-forgotten 1892 ashland block – an early chicago skyscraper destroyed before its time
the ashland block, a landmark 16-story early skyscraper, was designed...
07
Sep
anders gustaf lund–designed victorian cottage, later converted into the chicago bicycle club, now abandoned and threatened with demolition
exterior photographic survey of anders gustaf lund’s high victorian-style residential...
04
Sep
gloom and doom: “Big Jim” O’Leary’s palatial 1901 brown Port Wing sandstone mansion on Garfield Boulevard is headed to demolition court
“big jim” o’leary’s 1901 house, built by zachary taylor, is...
03
Sep
late summer 2026 visit to william j. newman’s dawn manor featuring salvaged exterior ornament from william boyington’s chicago’s board of trade and an interior outfitted with george raab paintings
newman’s gothic-style sandstone summer cottage, built in 1855, was carefully...
02
Sep
william m. cooley’s mid-century “the little jewel box by the highway”
"the little jewel box by the highway." photographic survey of iit-trained...
01
Sep
photographic survey of healy block or doc powell’s 1872-78 italianate style building in la crosse, wisc.
built by benjamin healey between 1872 and 1878, the brick...
30
Aug
sound the alarm? big jim o’leary’s mansion is boarded up and abandoned.
the o’leary mansion, distinguished by its red sandstone and brownstone...
26
Aug
holabird & root’s dearborn street commonwealth edison substation (1929–31): the sole survivor of block 37’s botched demolition blitz
photographic survey of holabird and root's dearborn street comed substation...