albert sullivan house: an early case of recycling architectural ornament
a case of recycling architectural ornament in the late 19th...
17
Aug
15
Aug
from ornament to ordinance: winslow brothers foundry and world war one
the winslow brothers were chicago’s leading architectural manufacturers, producing wrought...
11
Aug
historically important museum-quality chicago building artifacts and ephemera added to bldg. 51 archive.
the following images highlight important architectural ornament, artifacts, objects and...
09
Aug
latest chicago architectural ornament survey (CAOS) images
latest photographic images from bldg. 51 archive's chicago architectural ornament...
08
Aug
john vinci kodachromes documenting the eradication of 19th and 20th century buildings on block 37
john vinci kodachrome slides of the post-fire mccarthy building designed...
07
Aug
a selection of late 19th and early 20th century postcards from the bldg. 51 museum archive
i set aside time this weekend to resume scanning piles...
06
Aug
louis sullivan’s 1896 guaranty building: a photographic study of its terra cotta ornament
the guaranty building was completed in 1896 by the architectural...
04
Aug
latest 19th and early 20th century american builders’ residential and commercial hardware added to urban remains virtual showroom
the following image gallery represents a fraction of 19th and...
03
Aug
photographic images taken shortly before and during demolition of holabird and roche’s republic building
the following images were taken by richard nickel, who was...
01
Aug
seldom seen richard nickel images of john m. von osdel’s lind block (1852) during its demolition in 1963
richard nickel contact sheet images of john m. van osdel's...
29
Jul
28
Jul
latest 1871 chicago fire stereoviews digitized by bldg. 51 archive
digitizing the bldg. 51 archive's chicago fire collection of objects...
25
Jul
a catalog of architectural ornament from adler and sullivan’s chicago stock exchange building housed in the bldg. 51 museum
a digital photographic inventory of louis sullivan-designed architectural ornament from...
25
Jul
richard nickel photographs of bertrand goldberg’s iconic marina city under construction
collection of richard nickel 8 x 10 images of bertrand...
24
Jul
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S BAGLEY HOUSE IN HINSDALE THREATENED
BAGLEY HOUSE IN HINSDALE, ILLINOIS, IS THREATENED Photo by Gilman Lane,...
21
Jul
latest architectural artifacts added to urban remains virtual showroom for month of july
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
21
Jul
“found objects” in the fields of american terra cotta with fred sommers and richard nickel
i ran across a number of richard nickel letters and...
20
Jul
artifacts salvaged from young women’s christian association hotel during its demolition
a collection of artifacts salvaged from the ywca (1896) hotel....
16
Jul
burnham and root’s rookery building (1888) in light and shadow
john wellborn root-designed rookery building terra cotta ornament was executed...
13
Jul
unearthing long-forgotten remnants of william le baron jenney’s isabella building buried under parking lot that replaced it
images of elevator drums (two), foundation grillage, structural riveted joint...