5 days after its closing, what’s next for gerald a. siegwart’s space age pride cleaners (1959)
exterior photographic survey of gerald a. siegwart's space age pride...
04
Mar
03
Mar
original drawings and ironwork from cyril colnik, the “tiffany of wrought iron masters.”
original 1922 signed graphite on paper sketch of an ornamental...
03
Mar
a possible bld. 51 museum gallery and studio in la crosse, wisc.
ideal studio and gallery space for the bldg. 51 museum...
02
Mar
philander sprague’s 1868 french second empire mansion in red wing, mn.
exterior photographs of the enoch arnold curtis-designed french second empire...
01
Mar
detailed exterior photographic survey of purcell and elmslie’s e.s. hoyt house (1913), located at 300 hill street in red wing, minnesota.hoyt
exterior photographic survey of purcell and elmslie's e.s. hoyt house...
28
Feb
a photographic survey of the extensively modified gerhard h. winner mansion, a distinctive vestige of milwaukee’s grand avenue
exterior photographic survey of the gerhard h. winner mansion, a...
25
Feb
historically important white glazed terra cotta ornament from the conway building – daniel burnham’s – “last commission” – joins bld. 51 museum
the burnham center, formerly known as the conway building and...
24
Feb
through the flames and beyond or chicago as it was and it is by wells & company
"on the morning of the 9th of october, 1871, the...
22
Feb
a visual narrative of washington porter ii’s 1930s unusual “kiosk sphinx” from beginning to end and remnant rediscovery in 2007
photographic images of washingtion porter's beloved kiosk sphinx (louis i....
20
Feb
brickwork mastery: robert c. spencer’s 1903 apartment building on southside chicago
exterior photographic survery of robert c. spencer's uniquely designed apartment...
17
Feb
date dump: photographs and ephemera on willoughby j. edbrooke and franklin pierce burnham’s mecca flats hotel
mecca flats was a notable apartment complex in chicago's bronzeville...
17
Feb
photographic survey of the hood ornament atop stanley tigerman’s 1986 “rolls-royce” downtown chicago parking gargage
photographic survey of the painted concrete hood ornament atop stanley...
12
Feb
slowly, but surely, swift mansion (1892) rising from the ruins nearly 3 years after gutted by fire
slowly but surely swift mansion rising from the ashes. recent images...
11
Feb
downtown chicago’s city-wide outdoor building museum
chicago is frequently regarded as a city-wide "outdoor museum" and...
10
Feb
northwestern terra cotta “stock pattern” and custom-designed french art deco style polychromatic terra cotta survey
the following images and information - a work in progress...
06
Feb
recent additions of rare and historically important architectural ephemera to building 51 museum and archive
the following images represent a well-rounded cross section of historically...
05
Feb
rare bertrand goldberg marina city (1964-68) rental prospectus and construction images made available through bld. 51 museum archive
original and largely intact 1962 marina city (bertrand goldberg, 1964-68)...
04
Feb
depression-era grant mason and gilman lane snapshots of frank lloyd wright’s roloson houses now digitized
recently digitized, original 1930s grant mason and gilman lane interior...
03
Feb
imporant architectural artifacts from lucius g. fisher’s neo-gothic fisher building chicago skyscraper added to bld. 51 museum’s ever expanding collection in january, 2026
several architectural elements from d.h. burnham and company's fisher building...
02
Feb
exceedingly rare remnants from 1893 columbian exposition pabst pavilion gold-plated model brewery centerpiece found by anonymous collector
the 1893 pabst pavilion, designed by otto strack for chicago’s...