a sizable collection of rare, seldom-seen pre- and post-fire chicago stereoview cards has joined the bldg. 51 museum archive.
the bldg. 51 museum archive recently acquired a sizable collection...
16
Jul
14
Jul
revisiting the distinctive buena vista stone façade of stephen v. shipman’s post-fire charles c. p. holden building
the charles c. p. holden building (historically known as the...
10
Jul
john vinci and colleagues release highly acclaimed virtual reality project on adler and sullivan’s 1892 pilgrim baptist church, formerly kehilath anshe ma’ariv synagogue (kam)
John Vinci’s Virtual Reality Film:A Quest to Save KAM/Pilgrim Baptist...
08
Jul
william a. chappell’s 1890s richardsonian romanesque style clark jewell-wells company wholesale warehouse
william a. chappell's 1890s richardsonian romanesque style clark jewell-wells company...
07
Jul
michigan’s prairie masterpiece: frank lloyd wright’s meyer may house (1908–1909)
exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright's meyer may house...
06
Jul
photographic survey of frank lloyd wright and cecil corwin’s 1894 henry g. and lily mitchell house
exterior photographic survey of cecil corwin and frank lloyd wright's...
04
Jul
building 51 museum and archive has acquired the largest privately owned collection of great chicago fire artifacts and ephemera to date
the images below offer a glimpse of artifacts, relics, photographs,...
01
Jul
digitization underway for henry fuermann’s work as an early photographer of louis sullivan and frank lloyd wright
henry fuermann (1861–1949) was an influential american architectural photographer best...
01
Jul
crain’s dennis rodkin covered long-forgotten stones from adler and sullivan’s demolished walker warehouse (1889)
Pieces of long-lost Louis Sullivan building revealed on Chicago’s south...
29
Jun
a chicago school classic: holabird and roche’s 12-story terra cotta clad brooks building (1909-1910)
exterior detail image of holabird and roche's brooks building (1909-1910),...
27
Jun
photographic survey of the henry b. clarke house, chicago’s oldest surviving house
the henry b. and caroline clarke house, also known as the clarke-ford...
23
Jun
a look back at eric j. nordstrom’s meticulous 2007–2014 documentation of lawndale theater’s major equipment company backstage “pilot” board and its components
photographs of the major equipment company backstage pilot board at...
22
Jun
photographic survey of the 1850s lemont limestone-clad state bank of wisconsin, downtown milwaukee’s oldest pioneer-era commercial building
exterior photographic survey of the 1850s italianate style state bank...
21
Jun
hermann v. von holst’s 1924 des plaines street commonwealth electrical substation is shuttered but not forgotten
recent exterior photographic survey of hermann v. von holst's commonwealth...
20
Jun
exterior photographic survey of george h. johnson’s iron block building, wisconsin’s only surviving commercial building with a complete cast-iron facade
exterior photographic survey of george h. johnson's civil war-era iron...
17
Jun
ruination on rice street: 19th century residential building located at 2037 west rice street undergoing demolition
exterior photos taken last evening documenting the demolition of a...
12
Jun
abstract art deco tranmission panels highlight holabird and root’s illinois bell telecommunications building on chicago’s wesde side
the at&t monroe exchange building, at 1340 west monroe street...
10
Jun
building 51 museum and archive photographic images and ephemera related to louis h. sullivan and george grant elmslie’s 1908 national farmers’ bank in owatonna, minnesota
original henry fuermann interior photographic image of louis sullivan's national...
09
Jun
bld. 51 museum and archive acquires several richly colored currier and ives hand-colored lithographic prints pertaining to the great chicago fire of 1871
among the most iconic prints issued during the fire are...
08
Jun
the bld. 51 museum’s “unearthing chicago” project is expected to become an authoritative book in early 2027
recent artifacts dug from a multitude of privy vaults located...