documenting the late 19th century queen anne style downtown chicago dana hotel before its demolition
before it was demolished nearly 10 years ago, the patton...
09
Mar
09
Mar
demolition of adler & sullivan’s 1892 meyer lofts building documented and salvaged by richard nickel
richard nickel images documenting the demolition of adler & sullivan's...
08
Mar
tragic life cycle of burnham and root’s george h. wheeler’s house (1884) through photos
the following images begin with a seldom seen james w....
08
Mar
eric j. nordstrom’s chicago workers cottage preservation efforts mentioned in article on bob vila’s website
This Popular House Style in Chicago is Going Extinct Workers cottages,...
03
Mar
drawings from chicago’s earliest building preservation newsletter rediscovered and documented
the chicago heritage committee was formed in 1960 by richard...
02
Mar
latest bldg. 51 museum and archive architectural artifacts and ephemera acquired in early 2021
the following images represent a well rounded cross section of...
02
Mar
unearthing post-fire soda bottles where 1870’s workers cottage once stood
several amazingly intact post-fire chicago soda "blobtop" smooth base bottles...
01
Mar
photographic study of hugh garden’s cream-colored ornamental terra cotta adorning third church of christ scientist
the first series of images focused on methodically documenting the...
25
Feb
terra cotta executive’s home ingeniously showcases his company’s ornament
the henry rokham house is one of four homes located...
24
Feb
latest 19th and early 20th century american builders’ residential and commercial hardware added to urban remains online catalog
the following image gallery represents a fraction of 19th and...
24
Feb
never-seen-before images documenting the destruction of louis sullivan’s eli b. felsenthal store and flats
the felsenthal store, apartment, office and loft building was designed...
23
Feb
historically important schiller building artifacts and ephemera housed in the bldg. 51 museum and archive
the following images in the gallery below offer a glimpse...
23
Feb
latest photographic survey of architectural ornament on chicago’s historically important commercial and residential buildings
latest photographic images from the chicago architectural ornament survey (as...
18
Feb
19th century chicago greystone casualties from 1948 congress street expressway way
images of chicago greystone causalities to make way for congress...
15
Feb
richard nickel “ornament salvage” workbook for holabird and roche’s cable building
for several months now, richard nickel's letters, notes, and images...
10
Feb
second german evangelical zion church: going, going, gone.
erasure of the second german evangelical zion church from chicago's...
10
Feb
parts, pieces, and systems of 19th century chicago frame cottages
if a 19th century chicago frame cottage is handed a...
09
Feb
chicago’s “dynamic week” celebrated in part with stainless steel building plaques
in chicago, the modern preservation movement rose in tandem with...
08
Feb
seldom seen richard nickel photos documenting the destruction of burnham and root’s church of the covenant
richard nickel images of burnham and root's romanesque style church...
08
Feb
eight building bricks shed light on the disappearance of chicago’s architectural past
while sorting through boxes of building materials i'm cataloging for...