documenting a post-fire chicago italianate row house staircase during its deconstruction
around the time i began salvaging a chicago italianate row...
21
Dec
20
Dec
chicago architectural ornament survery (CAOS) images from november, 2021
latest photographic images from bldg. 51 archive's chicago architectural ornament...
18
Dec
kodachrome images of historic prairie avenue district as it appeared in february of 1968 and may of 1975
visually compelling kodachrome slides of chicago's historic prairie avenue district...
18
Dec
interior remnants salvaged from potter palmer mansion surface decades after it was demolished in 1950
i am thrilled to have finally located and authenticated two...
15
Dec
early 1860s cornelius c. hopper italianate style masonry residence destroyed
the cornelius c. hopper house (1863) was demolished in a...
14
Dec
John Vinci’s “Case for a museum of architecture in Chicago”
john vinci's letter to the editor as it appeared in ...
14
Dec
two little-known 1850s-era commercial buildings still standing in downtown chicago
garden city architectural works, furst and bradley, proprietors. 4-story commercial...
09
Dec
rare collection of albumen prints featuring notable 19th century near south side mansions
a seldom seen collection of original 19th century albumen prints...
09
Dec
rare late 19th century winkle terra cotta company figural rondel salesman sample joins bldg. 51 archive
the st. louis-based winkle terra cotta co., with offices in...
07
Dec
civil war-era italianate style residence built for cornelius c. hopper faces imminent demolition
civil war-era italianate style residence built for cornelius c. hopper...
07
Dec
salvaged chicago architectural ornament, builders’ hardware, and other artifacts added in december
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
06
Dec
bldg. 51 musuem’s collection of art deco architectural ornament from historically important chicago buildings
historically important art deco style architectural artifacts salvaged from notable...
04
Dec
the laverty-martindale house: an early pioneer-era “steamboat” italiante style la crosse residence
the laverty-martindale house (1859) house was built for thomas laverty,...
01
Dec
virtual gallery of louis h. sullivan-designed ornament on extant buildings
virtual repository of images representing my ongoing project photodocumenting architectural...
01
Dec
the “white city” lives on through company that contributed to its construction
as covered in a previous blog, the bldg. 51 museum...
30
Nov
adler and sullivan’s rosenfeld building as it appeared in 1959 shortly before and during its demolition
richard nickel images of adler and sullivan’s levi rosenfeld building...
26
Nov
george grant elmslie’s old second national bank: a photographic survey.
revisiting george grant elmslie’s old second national bank: a photographic...
23
Nov
detailed look at e. townsend mix’s second empire style mitchell building (1876)
the second empire style mitchell building (1876) is a five-story commercial building...
23
Nov
chicago underground: stories on exposing its anatomy, from downtown to densely populated neighborhoods
SELECTED DIG STORIES FROM 2014-2019: FREQUENTLY UNEARTHED BOTTLES OF STOVE POLISH...
22
Nov
picket signs used for protesting demolition of adler and sullivan’s 1892 garrick theater
the following richard nickel images document numerous hand-written picket signs...