bldg. 51 archive acquires sizable private collection of important richard nickel photographs
the bldg. 51 museum and archive recently purchased a critical...
02
Jan
30
Dec
amazingly intact 19th century chicago workers cottage set to be demolished in january of 2023
demolition permit issued for bell avenue chicago 19th century brick...
30
Dec
highlights from the work of eric j. nordstrom, urban remains and the bldg. 51 archive in 2022
note: the following links represent only a fraction of work...
27
Dec
revisiting frank lloyd wright’s a.d. german warehouse in december of 2022
claude and starck structures in baraboo, frank lloyd wright's a.d....
24
Dec
well-maintained post-fire 1874-76 chicago wood-framed italianate houses threatened with demolition
a demolition permit has been issued for the senseless eradication...
20
Dec
documenting driehaus museum’s “capture louis sullivan: what richard nickel saw” exhibit
a partial documentation of the "what richard nickel saw" exhibit...
15
Dec
photographic images from chicago architectural ornament survey (caos) fall of 2022
latest photographic images from bldg. 51 archive's chicago architectural ornament...
09
Dec
detailed survey of the sullivanesque style tomah public library designed in 1915 by architectural firm of claude and starck
recent photographic survey of claude and starck's prairie style public...
06
Dec
historically important doorknob and window sash pull from the office of adler and sullivan join bldg. 51 museum archive
the bldg. 51 museum recently acquired a historically important and...
02
Dec
two seldom found late 19th century electric light and supply hardbound catalogs added to bldg. 51 musuem archive.
two amazingly intact and exceptionally rare early electric product catalogs...
28
Nov
claude and starck’s island woolen company office building (1917)
recent photographic survey of claude and starck’s island woolen company...
27
Nov
New Urban Remains Chicago Newsletter Launched This Week
View this email in your browser Urban Remains has been dealing...
22
Nov
bldg. 51 acquires original “to the tower” chicago tribune tower (howells and hood, 1925) dedication book
"to the tower." original hardbound tribune tower building (howells and...
16
Nov
photographic survey of louis h. sullivan’s holy trinity orthodox cathedral (1903)
partially completed exterior photogrpahic survey and/or study of louis h....
16
Nov
revisiting louis h. sullivan’s bayard-condict building (1899) in 2022
photographic study of louis h. sullivan-designed white speckle glazed terra...
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...