important great chicago fire of 1871 “relics” added to ever-growing bldg. 51 museum collection
original pocket-sized "souvenir" medal representing the first anniversary of the...
03
Sep
01
Sep
many shades of color: michaelsen and rognstad’s on leong merchants association building (1928) terra cotta ornament
exterior photographic survey of michaelsen & rognstad's on leong merchants...
31
Aug
another post-fire chicago residence cut down on cleveland avenue in chicago
iphone images of a post-fire chicccago masonry residential structure undergoing...
28
Aug
george grant elmslie’s old second national bank (1924) in photographic detail
photographic survey (work in progress) of george grant elmslie's old...
25
Aug
photographic survey of sullivanesque style midland terra cotta commerial store building in chicago’s rosland neighborhood
early 20th century sullivanesque style single story brick and white...
25
Aug
george grant elmslie’s four story prairie style keystone commercial building (1922): one of five elmslie commissions executed in downtown aurora
detail photographic survey of george grant elmslie's four story prairie...
25
Aug
photographic survey of claude and starck’s 1912 prairie style flagg-rochelle carnegie public library
exterior photographic survey of claude and starck's prairie style flagg-rochelle...
21
Aug
exterior photographic survey of frank lloyd wright’s stephen a. foster residence (1900) located in west pullman neighborhood of chicago
exterior photogrpahic images of frank lloyd wright's stephen a. foster...
20
Aug
bldg. 51 museum collection acquires exceptionally rare, museum quality 1902-03 george grant elmslie-designed five-ply fret-sawn mahogany wood panel from 1899 schlesinger and mayer building
amazingly intact 1902-03 george grant elmslie-designed fret-sawn mahogany wood screen...
19
Aug
photographic survey of theodore link’s richardsonian romanesque style st. louis union station in summer, 2025
exterior images of theodore link's gargantuan romanesque style union station...
18
Aug
salvaged ornament from wheelock’s western book methodist, burnham and root’s ayer house, and a kristian schneider model join bld. 51 museum collection
john wellborn root-designed anderson pressed block salvaged from burnham and...
17
Aug
signs of life: rebuilding willett and pashley’s 1892 gilded age swift mansion after disastrous fire
signs of life. recent images of fire-damaged edward morris house or...
13
Aug
detailed photographic survey of louis h. sullivan’s holy trinity orthodox cathedral (1903)
detail photographic images of louis h. sullivan's holy trinity orthodox...
13
Aug
urban remains showroom and bldg. 51 museum: the last repository of historically important architectural artifacts left standing in chicago
the urban remains showroom and bldg. 51 museum (housed and...
11
Aug
collection of rediscovered richard nickel contact sheet images of chicago stock exchange (1894) demolition in 1972
a collection of richard nickel salvage and demolition images (many...
08
Aug
“and now the cornerstone.” bld. 51 archive obtains rare and intact booklet for holabird and root’s chicago board of trade building 1929 cornerstone ceremony
"and now the cornerstone." rare original and intact staple-bound booklet made...
07
Aug
detailed photographic documentation of purcell, feick, and elmslie’s two-story first national bank (1911)
exhaustive exterior photographic survey of purcell, feick, and elmslie's two-story...
05
Aug
graham foundation’s collection outdoor architectural fragments from historically important chicago buildings
recent photographic survey of historically important architectural ornament salvaged from...
05
Aug
up close and personal: a detailed photographic study of otto strack’s 1895 pabst theater
up close and personal. a recent photographic survey of otto strack's...
04
Aug
masonry and terra cotta restoration of george ferry’s frederick pabst mansion (1892) well underway
exterior restoration well underway on the flemish renaissance revival-style frederick...