louis h. sullivan terra cotta, prairie style art glass windows, architectural ephemera, and builders hardware added in may 2022
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
04
May
02
May
a rare look at burnham & root’s kansas city board of trade building shortly before its demolition in 1968
rarely seen richard nickel photographs of burnham and root's kansas...
02
May
mounting field data portrays balloon frame construction in a much different light
the chicago balloon frame: beyond "boards and nails." over the past...
02
May
rarely seen interior images of burnham and root’s wheeler house shortly before its destruction
seldom seen richard nickel contact sheet images of burnham and...
01
May
adler & sullivan’s chicago stock exchange featured in july 1894 issue of winslow brothers’s “ornamental iron”
the following collection of lithographs (some rarely seen) offer a...
28
Apr
relics of 1933-34 “century of progress” relocated to beverly shores by way of barge and truck
the century of progress architectural district is a historic district in beverly shores, indiana. the...
27
Apr
antioch missionary baptist church (1890) undergoing demolition shortly after disastrous fire
photographic images of antioch baptist church (1889-1890) taken during the...
26
Apr
visual record of harvey ellis-designed mabel tainter memorial building’s exterior carved sandstone ornament
photographic study of mabel tainter memorial building (1889-1890) designed by...
25
Apr
images, information and artifacts on burnham and root’s 1888 rookery building culled from the bldg. 51 archive
a selection of images and artifacts culled from the bldg....
23
Apr
richard nickel images of adler and sullivan’s kennedy company cracker factory (1884) during its demolition in 1970
the facade of f.a. kennedy and company's rebuilt six-story factory...
21
Apr
graven and mayger’s mayan revival fisher theater through photos and fragments
detroit's extant iconic art deco towering fisher building (1928) is...
20
Apr
louis h. sullivan-designed eli b. felsenthal store and flats terra cotta cornice blocks added to bldg. 51 museum collection
several original and amazingly intact louis sulllvian-designed eli b. felsenthal...
20
Apr
south side chicago antioch missionary baptist church (1890) severely damaged by fire
aftermath. images of antioch...
20
Apr
an intimate look john wellborn root-designed interior ironwork for burnham and root’s 1892 woman’s temple
an intimate look at john root-designed interior ornament for burnham...
19
Apr
louis sullivan-designed radiator grille saved shortly before demolition of cyrus mccormick mansion in 1956
i've had trouble tracking down exterior images of the mccormick...
16
Apr
a visual record of chicago’s 19th and early 20th century disappearing landscape through documentation and salvage
with over 500,000 photographic images chronicling the destruction of chicago's...
12
Apr
pictorial survey of schoenhofen brewing company powerhouse’s strongly geometric brick and limestone exterior
schoenhofen brewery powerhouse designed in 1902 by architectural firm of...
11
Apr
rarely seen richard nickel photographic images of the victor a. falkenau flats
i hope to devote a day or two a week...
08
Apr
detailed photograhic survey of early 20th century polychrome terra cotta building ornament in progress
the following images were taken from a years-long exhaustive photographic...
07
Apr
original and recreated exterior ornament from george h. johnson’s iron block building joins bldg. 51 building fragment collection
a smal selection of original and faithfully recreated architectural building...