extrerior architectural artifacts, light fixtures, hardware, and books added in february 2022
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
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Feb
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Feb
carefully curated collection of early chicago residential and commercial building terra cotta ornament joins bldg. 51 museum.
examples of early commercial and residential ornamental terra cotta executed...
09
Feb
featured period architectural and/or building trade catalogs housed in the bldg. 51 museum archive
the following images and accompanying descriptions highlight the bldg. 51...
08
Feb
henry hobson richardson’s trinity church: a detailed survery of its exterior architectural ornament
the church and parish house were designed by henry hobson richardson and...
07
Feb
1880s five-story commerical building with combination lemont and bedford limestone facade faces wrecking ball
a largely intact 19th century five-story mixed-use commerical building featuring...
02
Feb
a selection of museum-quality 19th and early 20th century architectural metalwork housed in the bldg. 51 museum
a virtual gallery of carefully sourced and meticulously documented museum-quality...
01
Feb
rare profusely illustrated 19th century bicknell architectural building folios added to bldg. 51 musuem archive
new york, a.j. bicknell & co., architectural book publishers, 1873 full...
01
Feb
aaron siskind and richard nickel photographs of louis sullivan-designed ornament taken between 1953-54.
three photographic images taken of louis h. sullivan-designed ornament adorning...
01
Feb
a selection of five unearthed chicago bottles with compelling narratives
the following five bottles and/or bottle fragments were culled from...
01
Feb
storytelling through object photography and narrativity
the following objects, culled from various ongoing projects, were selected...
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Jan
bldg. 51 museum acquires terra cotta column from otto strack-designed pabst beer pavilion built for 1893 columbian exposition.
the bldg. 51 museum recently aquired an original buff-colored ornamental...
25
Jan
chicago architectural ornament survey (CAOS) images from january, 2022
latest photographic images from bldg. 51 archive's chicago architectural ornament...
25
Jan
the most commonly unearthed bottle in chicago and its connection with louis h. sullivan’s untimely death
it is well known that louis sullivan spent the last...
24
Jan
rare pacific garden mission autochrome glass slides hidden away for over 60 years in safe found during demolition
as demolition of the early 20th century building housing the storied...
21
Jan
burnham and root’s edward e. ayer house as it looked shortly before its demolition in 1966
burnham and root's house for edward e. ayer, a wealthy...
19
Jan
virtual gallery of bldg. 51 museum’s louis h. sullivan-designed building ornament
louis h. sullivan-designed commercial and residential architectural ornament housed in...
18
Jan
“constellation stars” and multi-colored cove lights salvaged from chicago’s atmospheric theaters
some of the most unique artifacts in the bldg. 51...
17
Jan
richman brothers building salvage revisited 15 years later
rediscovered images from the richman brothers downtown chicago department store...
15
Jan
names, dates, and other architectural details of distinction on chicago buildings facades
photograhic survey of character-defining features found on the exterior of...
13
Jan
henry j. schlacks abadoned st. martin of tours church (1895) in need of maintenance and repair
images from ongoing visual survey of the henry j. schlack's...