going, going, gone: revisiting the senseless destruction of clarence hatzfeld’s south side masonic temple
from three years ago: the south side masonic temple (1921) is...
01
Jan
29
Dec
bldg. 51 museum gifted historically-important terra cotta figural loggia corner panel from clinton j. warren’s lexington hotel
original lexington hotel (clinton j. warren, 1892) red glazed figural...
29
Dec
historically important architectural artifacts, objects and ephemera acquired by bldg. 51 museum and archive in 2020
over the course of 2020, the bldg. 51 museum managed...
29
Dec
“home rule” irishman’s clay pipe and other forgotten remnants found at division and wells
at the southeast corner of wells and division in chicago’s...
29
Dec
john kent russell house (1855) lives on through its artifacts removed above and below ground
a little over a year ago a single house demolition...
20
Dec
photographic study of charles b. atwood’s fisher building terra cotta ornament
photographic study of charles b. atwood-designed tan and red speckle...
15
Dec
long-forgotten 1915 woman’s change purse rediscovered long after garrick theater’s demolition in 1960
after sharing objects i discovered in the attic of congress...
15
Dec
recollections “salvaging” the cook county hospital’s power house ten years ago
it's rather unfortunate that my recollections of exploring the partially...
14
Dec
eric j. nordstrom framed and matted digital art prints and architectural stock photography now available for purchase
archival prints for sale: eric j. nordstrom has recently launched a...
14
Dec
chicago stock exchange building (1894) ornamental hardware as documented by richard nickel
i spent several hours looking at and digitizing images from...
07
Dec
the frank lloyd wright windows of the bldg. 51 architectural artifact museum
the other day i was rearranging my reference library and...
06
Dec
rare 1920s richly detailed and profusely illustrated pittsburgh glass company catalog joins bldg. 51’s ever-growing building material archive
rare early 20th century comprehensive and profusely illustrated pittsburgh plate...
05
Dec
latest images from photographic survey of chicago’s architectural ornament on historically important extant buildings
the following images represent my ongoing effort to systematically document...
02
Dec
latest residential and commercial building architectural artifacts, objects and industrial furniture for the month of december
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest...
01
Dec
chicago’s post-fire resilience as seen through remaining 19th century artifacts and buildings
the above sign, housed in the chicago history museum, is a...
28
Nov
historically important real photo postcards culled from the bldg. 51 museum archive
the following collection of important and seldom seen original real...
25
Nov
hundreds of additional 19th century victorian majolica tiles purchased from lifetime collector now available on online
urban remains recently acquired one of the largest known collections...
24
Nov
exceptional northwestern terra cotta roofline ornament from louis lehle-designed brand brewery acquired over weekend
the bldg. 51 museum recently acquired late 19th century original...
17
Nov
extensive visual record of the h. earl hoover estate (1925) made prior to its impending demolition
demolition in glencoe on the horizon. images from a visual record...
10
Nov
large cache of amazingly intact creosoted cedar wood-block street pavers unearthed in fulton market
when companies are contracted by the developers to extricate structurally...