bld. 51 museum acquires chicago heritage committee – country’s first preservation group – papers and related ephemera
the chicago heritage committee was a pioneering grassroots architectural preservation...
24
Mar
22
Mar
photographic survey of john ahlschlager-designed sullivanesuque style cobalt blue and creamed colored terra cotta ornament adorning the schulze baking company plant
ongoing photographic survey of john ahlschlager-designed sullivanesuque style cobalt blue...
21
Mar
ongoing photographic survey of thomas edison’s unique patented concrete craftsman cottages designed by david f. creighton
the polk street concrete cottage historic district is a national...
20
Mar
exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright-designed ingwald-moe house (1909-10) located in gary, indiana
recent exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright-designed ingwald-moe house...
16
Mar
post-fire commercial block bearing white body terra cotta ornament recently discovered in pilsen neighborhood of chicago
a three-story red brick post-fire commercial building at 2008 south...
14
Mar
SAVE THE CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE TRADING ROOM FROM DEMOLITION
SIGN IT. your signature is a small gesture with lasting significance,...
12
Mar
collection of historically important helca iron works ornament desiged by john wellborn root for the 1887-88 rookery building lands in bldg. 51 museum collection
the rookery building stands as a historic 12-story landmark in...
10
Mar
john drury research materials used for publication of “old chicago houses” joins bld. 51 museum and archive
old chicago houses is a landmark book published in 1941...
09
Mar
ongoing photographic survey of edgar miller’s 1943 pabst hall fresco mural work
most of the images feature edgar miller’s frescoes created in...
08
Mar
remarkable discovery: remnants from adler and sullivan’s 1889 walker house discovered along lake michigan
after adler and sullivan’s walker warehouse (1889) was demolished in...
07
Mar
ten years later: revisiting discovery subsequent documentation of vincenzo formusa, chicago’s oldest italian food importer at 710 west grand ave
Part one: the destruction of a building occurs within a finite,...
06
Mar
9 long years documenting the slow death of herman v. von holst’s 1924 southside chicago comed power station
latest images of the dying southside chicago comed station (1924),...
04
Mar
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...
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...