a visual narrative of washington porter ii’s 1930s unusual “kiosk sphinx” from beginning to end and remnant rediscovery in 2007
photographic images of washingtion porter's beloved kiosk sphinx (louis i....
22
Feb
20
Feb
brickwork mastery: robert c. spencer’s 1903 apartment building on southside chicago
exterior photographic survery of robert c. spencer's uniquely designed apartment...
17
Feb
date dump: photographs and ephemera on willoughby j. edbrooke and franklin pierce burnham’s mecca flats hotel
mecca flats was a notable apartment complex in chicago's bronzeville...
17
Feb
photographic survey of the hood ornament atop stanley tigerman’s 1986 “rolls-royce” downtown chicago parking gargage
photographic survey of the painted concrete hood ornament atop stanley...
12
Feb
slowly, but surely, swift mansion (1892) rising from the ruins nearly 3 years after gutted by fire
slowly but surely swift mansion rising from the ashes. recent images...
11
Feb
downtown chicago’s city-wide outdoor building museum
chicago is frequently regarded as a city-wide "outdoor museum" and...
10
Feb
northwestern terra cotta “stock pattern” and custom-designed french art deco style polychromatic terra cotta survey
the following images and information - a work in progress...
06
Feb
recent additions of rare and historically important architectural ephemera to building 51 museum and archive
the following images represent a well-rounded cross section of historically...
05
Feb
rare bertrand goldberg marina city (1964-68) rental prospectus and construction images made available through bld. 51 museum archive
original and largely intact 1962 marina city (bertrand goldberg, 1964-68)...
04
Feb
depression-era grant mason and gilman lane snapshots of frank lloyd wright’s roloson houses now digitized
recently digitized, original 1930s grant mason and gilman lane interior...
03
Feb
imporant architectural artifacts from lucius g. fisher’s neo-gothic fisher building chicago skyscraper added to bld. 51 museum’s ever expanding collection in january, 2026
several architectural elements from d.h. burnham and company's fisher building...
02
Feb
exceedingly rare remnants from 1893 columbian exposition pabst pavilion gold-plated model brewery centerpiece found by anonymous collector
the 1893 pabst pavilion, designed by otto strack for chicago’s...
30
Jan
the missing arm of a john karl daniels terra cotta building sculpture
for many years, if not decades, if documented the three...
28
Jan
frozen in time: eric j. nordstrom’s photographic documenation of midwest cities as they appeared in the 1990s and early 2000s
after reviewing these early images - taken during the early...
27
Jan
2026 photographic survey of long and kees’s 8-story ohio sandstone masonic temple building
the masonic temple, presently known as the hennepin center for...
26
Jan
detailed exterior visual survey of purcell and elmslie’s 1913-14 prairie style community house, first congregational church, located in eau claire, wisc.
exterior photographic survey of purcell and elmslie's prairie style community...
25
Jan
chicago workers cottage to corrugated metal sensation: 2026 photographic survey of bruce goff’s myron bachman house (1948)
the bachman house is located at 1244 w. carmen ave.,...
22
Jan
red slip-glazed terra cotta from charles sumner frost’s chicago and northwestern lake front depot joins bld. 51 museum collection
the bldg. 51 museum collection recently acquired additional historically important...
21
Jan
survivor: one of milwaukee’s finest art deco style terra cotta storefronts hanging on
for almost three decades, i've driven past this small polychromatic...
20
Jan
detailed photographic survey of frederick wilhem’s pabst brewhouse stained glass window
the iconic two-story stained glass window in the former pabst...