several historic chicago building foundry patterns and castings join bldg. 51 museum collection
a unique and distinctive collection of historically important metal castings,...
10
May
10
May
destruction of adler and sullivan’s charles p. kimball house as documented by richard nickel
the following images - digitized, enlarged, and edited from richard...
10
May
chicago’s demolished midway gardens and the afterlife of its salvaged remains
the building 51 collection is fortunate to include a few...
05
May
newly added architectural artifacts, rare building books and catalogs and historically important ornament for the month of may
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
04
May
a deeper analyis of the lumber industry as it pertains to the construction of 19th century wood-framed chicago cottages
from the time of its settlement chicago had begun a...
03
May
reconstructing louis h. sullivan-designed s.a. maxwell building’s (1881) exterior storefront columns
latest images documenting the reconstruction of the four sullivan-designed exterior...
02
May
photographic study of adler and sullivan’s dooly block by richard nickel during 1959 western states road trip
carefully studying richard nickel images (digitized from numerous contact sheets...
30
Apr
latest images from bldg 51 archive’s chicago architectural ornament survey (caos)
most recent photographic images from bldg. 51 archive's chicago architectural...
28
Apr
a collection of harold allen’s photographic images documenting chicago’s 19th century architecture
the following images were carefully selected from the voluminous archive of...
27
Apr
mid-19th century bottles unearthed during the demolition and subsequent excavation of chicago’s “s curve”
just this week i acquired two remarkably rare bottles dating...
27
Apr
lost and found: adler & sullivan’s knisely flats and store
when richard nickel located adler and sullivan’s 1883 knisley store...
26
Apr
reexploring milwaukee’s 19th century and 20th century architectural ornament in spring of 2021
images documenting 19th and early 20th century architectural buildings and...
20
Apr
flanders and zimmerman’s five-story eckhart and swan milling loft building (1897) undergoing demolition
demolition of eckhart and swan milling company (flanders and zimmerman,...
20
Apr
several rare 19th century hardbound builders’ hardware catalogs join bldg. 51 archive
several original, seldom found, and profusely illustrated 19th and early...
20
Apr
a rare look at burnham & root’s first regiment armory captured through john vinci kodachrome slides in 1966-1967
fearing the potentially violent protest of working class laborers, as...
18
Apr
photographic documentation of university of chicago’s bedford limestone gothic ornamentation
photographic study of gothic style hand-carved bedford limestone architectural ornament...
14
Apr
museum quality architectural ornament, 19th century builders’ hardware and historic building ephemera added in april
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
13
Apr
unearthing the remains of the former curtiss factory – home of the “baby ruth” candy bar
the excavating machines showed signs of life as they began...
13
Apr
city of chicago building terra cotta: a visual study of ornament from the great chicago fire to the great depression
the following images offers an in-depth visual study of chicago's...
11
Apr
a recently dug single granite paver tied to the once grand post-fire wells street station
an original early 20th century granite paver was added to...