the facade of la crosse’s 1874-1885 ganert’s block is badly deteriorating
why paint brick - or even sandstone? the moisture that...
10
Oct
09
Oct
holabird and roche’s oliver typewriter building (1907), located at 159 north dearborn street, chicago, il.
early 20th century photographic image of holabird and roche's oliver...
08
Oct
red slip-glazed terra cotta ornament salvaged from alfred freret’s la crosse post office (1889) joins bld. 51 museum collection
historic american building survey (habs) images of william alfred freret's...
07
Oct
photographic survey of geoerge maher’s john c. scales house and its silsbee-esque stonework
photographic survey of george maher's american victorian style john c....
05
Oct
exterior detail images of wheelock and thomas’s downtown chicago post-fire bryant building or delaware block
detail images of wheelock and thomas's downtown chicago post-fire bryant...
02
Oct
slipped through the cracks: another downtown chicago sullivanesque building left for dead is quickly destroyed
slipped through the cracks: what remained of william j. brinkman's kuntz-remmler...
02
Oct
hammond, beeby and babka’s bastardized take on the chicago school in the form of a grossly gargantuan public library
exterior detail images of hammond, beeby, and babka's 10-story harold...
30
Sep
after nearly 7 years of documenting frank lloyd wright’s a.d. german warehouse, it’s now open to the public for tours
after nearly seven years documenting restoration of frank lloyd wright's...
26
Sep
demolition of the damen silos – the last standing concrete “stacker of wheat”
demolition images of the sante fe grain elevator or "damen...
24
Sep
22
Sep
fridstein and company’s 1926 congress theater in logan square continue to crumble nearly 8 years after my last visit
i haven't returned to congress theater (fridstein and company, 1926)...
20
Sep
george elmslie-designed terra cotta now for sale through collaboration between bldg. 51 museum and city museum
more to follow in coming weeks. ...
19
Sep
photographic survey of roseland’s sullivanesque style american ideal cleaning company
recent exterior survery of sullivanesque style single story american ideal...
19
Sep
clumsy classicism and soot city: bld 51 museum joins forces with casalino archive to showcase newly discovered kodachromes of cobb’s post office and surrounding buildings as they appeared in 1965
the bld. 51 museum is collaborating with the chicago-based casalino...
15
Sep
2025 photographic survey of parker berry’s 1915 sullivanesque style first state bank of manilus
2025 photographic study of parker berry's two-story first state bank...
11
Sep
solon s. beman’s red brick and rusticated lemont limestone holy rosary roman catholic church (1890)
recent images of solon s. beman's red brick and rusticated...
10
Sep
an afternoon photographing gary, indiana with urban documentarian camilo josé vergara
weekend images taken during my weekend "tour" of gary, indiana,...
07
Sep
04
Sep
urban remains and bld. 51 museum secure salvage rights to walter burley griffin’s 1913 frank a. hindes house
last? salvage images of notable prairie school architect walter burley griffin's...
04
Sep
exterior detail survey of hugh garden-designed third church of christ scientist (1899-1901)
late summer 2025 detail images of hugh garden's richly ornamented...