multi-year photographic study of 19th century red terra cotta ornament adorning chicago residential and commercial buildings
for the past several years now, i've assembled a sizeable...
08
Sep
07
Sep
historically important examples of 19th and early 20th century commercial building terra cotta ornament housed in the bldg. 51 museum collection
the following images represent carefully curated online collection of exterior...
06
Sep
reassembling full-scale 19th century chicago cottage “systems” as stand alone art and informational exhibition
as more and more 19th century cottages succumbed to the...
03
Sep
after mecca, before crown: rediscovered images of mecca flats site shortly after its demolition for crown hall
after mecca, before crown. great collection of images (possibly taken...
02
Sep
19th century adler and sullivan buildings ornamented with frank lloyd wright’s distinctive gothic tracery
Wainwright Building (1891): original copper-plated ornamental cast iron newel post salvaged...
31
Aug
unearthing 19th and 20th century bottles frozen in time: a photo essay by eric j. nordstrom
in preparation for publishing "unearthing chicago" in 2022, i've pulled...
31
Aug
Driehaus Museum’s “Capturing Louis Sullivan: What Richard Nickel Saw” exhibit now open
Capturing Louis Sullivan: What Richard Nickel Saw August 26, 2022 -February...
31
Aug
2022 PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY ST. LOUIS COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ORNAMENT
selection of images taken during a brief visit to st....
31
Aug
adler & sullivan’s 1892 william loeb apartment then and now
adler and sullivan's loeb apartments (1891-92) as they appeared in...
30
Aug
chicago architectural ornament survey (caos) photographic images for august 2022
latest photographic images from bldg. 51 archive's chicago architectural ornament...
24
Aug
searching for, and recovering hidden history buried deep within the walls of chicago cottages
anticipating another year of lost buildings through demolition, i've already...
24
Aug
seldom seen richard nickel images of gene summers-designed mccormick center under construction
when richard nickel meticulously documented the construction of mccormick place...
22
Aug
bldg. 51 museum’s collection of 19th century electric sockets and incandscent light bulbs from historic chicago buildings
bldg. 51 museum's collection of early electric sockets and fixtures. morris...
22
Aug
george h. edbrooke’s willoughby building (1887) as documented by richard nickel before it death in 1964
richard nickel documented george h. edbrooke's willoughby building (1887) shortly...
22
Aug
latest rare and seldom found 19th and early 20th century building trade catalogs acquired by the bldg. 51 museum archive
several important and seldom found building trade product catalogs, ranging...
17
Aug
urban remains newsletters pre-dating website recently found and digitized over the weekend
old (and rather primitive) newsletters dating from the early years...
15
Aug
richard nickel photographic survey of adler and sullivan’s oddball herman braunstein building (1894)
the oddball. richard nickel documented adler and sullivan's herman braunstein building...
10
Aug
chicago building terra cotta, books and blueprints, fisk power plant ironwork, and door hardware added to showroom in august
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
08
Aug
digitization of weary and alford-designed noel state bank building blueprints, drawings, and contracts underway
the bldg. 51 museum archive has finally begun the long...
08
Aug
important john edelmann-designed residential carved wood building ornament joins bldg. 51 musuem archive
the bldg. 51 chicago building artifact museum just acquired an...