pabst mansion pavilion – a rare surviving relic of the 1893 columbian exposition on its way to be dismantled again
the exterior buff-colored ornamental terra cotta 1893 world's fair pabst...
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Dec
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WORK OF ERIC J. NORDSTROM, URBAN REMAINS AND THE BLDG. 51 ARCHIVE IN 2023
note: the following links represent some of highlights accomplished in...
30
Dec
a detailed look at an unusual hodgepodge of victorian ornament adorning edward t. mix’s 1881 conroy building
the conroy building, located at 725-729 north milwaukee avenue, milwaukee,...
19
Dec
portals to the past: rediscovering charles b. atwood-designed gothic style ornament in d.h. burnham & company’s 1896 fisher building
portals to the past. original interior architectural ornament found in d.h....
19
Dec
photographic survey of robert bruce watson’s neoclassical style white glazed terra cotta central park avenue pumping station
series of detailed images of robert bruce watson's white glazed...
15
Dec
latest museum-quality american architectural artifacts and ephemera added to the bldg. 51 archive and eric j. nordstrom permanent collection
the following american architectural ornament joined the ever-expanding, chicago-based bldg....
05
Dec
historically impotant south side chicago richardsonian romanesque style swift mansion badly damaged in fire
photographic survey of edward morris house or swift mansion (1892,...
29
Nov
tunnel vision: a closer look at recently digitized early glass negatives of chicago’s old underground tunnel system
the bldg. 51 archive acquired some glass negatives taken by...
27
Nov
schoenhofen brewing company administration building (1886, adolph cudell, architect) and powerhouse (1902, schmidt, garden, and martin)
schoenhofen brewing company administration building (1886, adolph cudell, architect) and...
24
Nov
historically important gothic style exterior henry rohkam residence terra cotta fence segments join bldg. 51 museum archive
four original red slip-glazed gothic style exterior terra cotta fence...
24
Nov
st. paul catholic church (1899): a very unusual and richly ornamented henry j. schlacks masterpiece
"church built without a nail." photographic study of henry j. schlacks-designed...
19
Nov
stunning space-age architecture: gerald a. siewart’s pride cleaners
i was introduced to this building in 2001, when i...
18
Nov
revisiting louis h. sullivan’s getty tomb (1890) in graceland cemetery in 2023
the getty tomb's ornamental cast bronze gates and inner-door were...
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Nov
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Nov
detailed study of claude bragdon-designed exterior polychromatic ornament on bevier memorial building (1910),
photographic study of claude bragdon-designed exterior polychromatic ornament on the...
12
Nov
flying to pieces: lastest survey of herman von holst’s chicago south side chicago comed station
flying to pieces. hermann v von holst's southside chicago massive comed...
09
Nov
projective ornament inside and out: documenting claude bragdon’s chamber of commerce building design program
exterior and interior images of claude bragdon's distinctive ornament found...
08
Nov
rochester’s maplewood ymca: a closer look at claude bragdon-designed polychromatic ornamental terra cotta entrance
exterior images of claude bragdon's two-story ymca maplewood branch building...
06
Nov
first time visit to a quiet architectural gem in scottsville, new york: harvey ellis’s grace episcopal church (1885)
exterior photographic survey of harvey ellis's grace episcopal church (1885),...
03
Nov
masterpiece: henry hobson richardson’s allegheny county courthouse (1888)
masterpiece. exterior images of henry h. richardson's allegheny county...