revisiting purcell and elmslie’s exchange state bank (1910) in fall of 2023
the exchange state bank (1910) was the first of three...
09
Oct
07
Oct
owatonna in october 2023: continued photographic documentation of louis h. sullivan’s national farmer’s bank
interior and exterior images of louis h. sullivan's national famer's...
27
Sep
bldg. 51 museum acquires historically important mecca flats interior cast iron staircase balustrade and newel post finial endcap
an original custom-designed, black enameled ornamental cast iron interior staircase...
25
Sep
a photographic survey of american terra cotta founder william d. gates’s “terra cotta house” located in hinsdale, ills.
a detailed photographic survey of american terra cotta founder william...
18
Sep
08
Sep
abner pratt’s 1860 “honolulu” house, located in marshall, mich.
recent images of abner pratt's italianate style honolulu house (1860),...
07
Sep
rough-faced granite galore: a closer look an henry ives cobb’s old chicago historical society stone fortress
exterior images of the former chicago historical society building (1892)...
03
Sep
cool copshop: a photographic study of edward c. van leyen’s third precinct station in detroit
exterior images of edward c. van leyen’s beax-arts style three-story...
01
Sep
oldest fully functional elevators servicing solon s. beman’s fine arts building (1898) will be systematically removed in coming years
please don’t rip me out. recent photographic survey of the original,...
31
Aug
detroit’s cathedral of finance: an intensive photogrpahic survey of the wirt c. rowland’s art deco guardian building
detroit's " cathedral of finance." interior and exterior images of wirt...
24
Aug
most recent historically important architectural artifacts added to the eric j. nordstrom collection and bldg. 51 museum archive
the following american architectural ornament joined the ever-expanding, chicago-based bldg....
21
Aug
sanford white in light and shadow: exterior photographic survey of the joseph medill residence
stanford white in light and shadow. exterior photographs of sanford white's...
18
Aug
southside chicago michigan avenue hide away: burnham and root’s sidney a kent house (1882)
photographic survey of burnham and root's sidney kent house (1882-83),...
17
Aug
men at work: restoration of victor lawson ymca memorial building (1931) bedford limestone facade well underway
latest images of 24-story victor lawson memorial building (perkins, chatten...
16
Aug
h.h. richardson’s john j. glessner house: a fortress sheathed in carved and rusticated braggville pink granite
carved braggville pink granite, braggville, mass., executed by evans and...
14
Aug
a closer look at harvey ellis in st. joseph: j.b. moss house, german-american bank building, and central police station
a photographic survey of the harvey ellis-designed j.b. moss house...
06
Aug
bldg. 51 museum acquires historically important fragments from adler and sullivan’s troescher and chicago stock exchange buildings
historically important terra cotta fragments salvaged from adler and sullivan's...
04
Aug
rare original burnham and atwood fisher building souvenir booklet edited by william s. dolbey joins bldg. 51 archive
exceedingly rare original and intact fisher building (burnham and atwood,...
27
Jul
demolition permit for fred p. morgan house (1895) will likely send the house into the landfill by end of summer
a demolition permit for the fred w. morgan residence (1895?)...
24
Jul
little known louis h. sullivan-designed bronze and granite base supports the statue of john m. plamer located on the lawn of illinois’s state capital
images of a little-known louis h. sullivan-designed cast bronze and...