revisiting louis h. sullivan’s bayard-condict building (1899) in 2022
photographic study of louis h. sullivan-designed white speckle glazed terra...
16
Nov
15
Nov
ambassador hotel, cream city brick facades, and s.s. beman’s mutual life insurance building documented in milwaukee over weekend
the following images were taken from an aftertoon documenting 19th...
14
Nov
photographic survey of post-fire chicago building facade bedecked with white-body terra cotta
the post-fire edward k. rogers commercial block, designed in 1872...
12
Nov
new york art deco: general electric building, chanin, chrysler, and graybar buildings
general electric building (cross and cross, 1931): ...
10
Nov
rare chicago building books and catalogs, 19th century architectural ornament, and figural majolica tiles added in november
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
09
Nov
another post-fire downtown chicago building with archtop windows and lemont keystones undergoing demolition
a modest downtown chicago post-fire masonry structure built between 1873-1874...
07
Nov
07
Nov
where time stood still: a visual record of william borden residence shortly before its demolition in 1962
richard nickel images of william borden’s chateauesque mansion (1884) undergoing...
07
Nov
alice award ceremony held at strand book store in new york
images of the alice award ceremony, held in the strand...
04
Nov
1874 harbound “tunnels and water system of chicago” book latest addition to bldg. 51 archive
the bldg. 51 archive just acquired an original hardbound copy...
26
Oct
three well-maintained 19th century residential structures in lincoln park to be demolished
three 19th century houses located on orchard street in lincoln...
25
Oct
bldg. 51 aquires extremely rare 1898 pocket hand-book of electro-glazed luxfer prisms with intact color sample card
the bldg. 51 musuem archive recently aquired an exceptionally rare...
25
Oct
limited-edition softbound “lost and found” book chronicling discovery of congress theater’s hidden objects is now available for purchase
The limited-edition (300 copies) "Lost and Found" book is now...
25
Oct
demystifying the bower-barff process: an analysis of “rust-proof” ornamental iron and builders’ hardware
the 19th century saw new technologies emerge in all areas of...
21
Oct
eric j. nordstrom’s chicago architectural ornament photographic survey (caos) for october 2022
latest photographic images from eric j. nordstrom and/or bldg. 51...
19
Oct
urban remains and bldg. 51 museum grand opening set for early november 2022
grand opening of the urban remains showroom and bldg. 51...
18
Oct
photographic survey of walter burley griffin’s brick and stone cornell store and flats (1908)
detailed photogrpahic survey of walter burley griffin's cornell store and...
18
Oct
tradesman’s beer bottle discovered in the wall of a 19th century chicago cottage undergoing demolition
a 19th century two-flat (discussed in a previous post) has...
14
Oct
photographic survey of faber and pagel’s thalia hall (1892) bedford limestone exterior
a collection of photographic images documenting thalia hall's exterior bedford...
12
Oct
photographic study of late 19th and early 20th century chicago commerical building hardware housed in the bldg. 51 archive.
the image gallery offers a somewhat comprehensive visual representation of...