documents pertaining to richard nickel, louis h. sullivan, and the krause music store added to bldg. 51 museum
completed in 1922, the krause music store was the final building...
30
Sep
27
Sep
masonic building lighting, 19th century victorian millwork, and art glass windows
the following gallery offers a glimpse at the most recent...
27
Sep
installation of gage building’s recreated terra cotta cartouche completed, book to follow
the removal, recreation, and reinstallation of the historically important gage...
23
Sep
louis h. sullivan’s farmers and merchants union bank (1919) in photographs
the farmers & merchants union bank first got its humble...
21
Sep
a collection of pre and post-fire chicago excavated residential ale and cider bottles
a group of pre and post-chicago fire privy-dug chicago bottles...
20
Sep
documenting restoration of chicago’s historic building facades: one of several new projects this fall
[caption id="attachment_32811" align="alignleft" width="900"] chicago city hall building (1911). holabird...
18
Sep
existing gage building (1899) sullivan-designed cartouche painted to match its recreated counterpart
update: the original cartouche on the gage building has been...
14
Sep
adler & sullivan’s 1885 benjamin lindauer house cherry wood fireplace fragment shrouded in mystery
the primary reason for ending nearly every post with "to...
13
Sep
19th and early 20th century american builders hardware added daily to urban remains website
several lots of antique american builders hardware will be listed...
07
Sep
2023 west erie street 1860’s workers cottage demolished
[caption id="attachment_32559" align="alignleft" width="4130"] stripped down to an early pine...
07
Sep
installation of gage building’s recreated terra cotta cartouche underway
for the first time in several months, i looked up...
01
Sep
photographic study of buried remnants from 19th and early 20th century chicago
excavations across the city of chicago have led to the discovery...
30
Aug
an afternoon at chicago’s cemetery of architects
i spent a few hours wandering around graceland cemetery (est....
30
Aug
recreated pieces of louis h. sullivan gage building’s cartouche arrive in chicago
i was recently notified that recreated gage building (1899) terra...
30
Aug
boston valley terra cotta factory visit
Boston Valley Terra Cotta’s Master Sculptors Restoring Chicago’s Gage Building June...
30
Aug
two-story victorian era chicago brick boarding house on marshfield reduced to rubble in a matter of hours
1035 north marshfield (the street was known as rumsey at...
24
Aug
2017: the year of documenting downtown chicago’s 19th & early 20th century architectural ornament at feverish pace
this year's season of teardowns hasn't been anywhere near as...
24
Aug
remnants of a newly discovered garrick theater graveyard on display
a friend invited me over to a warehouse where crates...
24
Aug
showcasing ornament through a northwestern terra cotta company executive’s residence
the northwestern terra cotta company was founded in chicago in...
17
Aug
returning to avalon to further record theater’s moorish style polychromed ornament
during my second visit to chicago's atmospheric avalon theater, i...