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  1. a closer look at purcell and elmslie's first national bank (1920) in adams, minnesota

    a closer look at purcell and elmslie's first national bank (1920) in adams, minnesota
      exterior photographic survey of purcell and elmslie’s first national bank (1920), located at 322 west main street, adams, mn. first national was not only the last of three mower county (southern minnesota) bank buildings – the other two being the exchange bank (1910) in grand meadows, and the first state bank of leroy (1914), located just west of adams...
  2. revisiting purcell and elmslie's exchange state bank (1910) in fall of 2023

    revisiting purcell and elmslie's exchange state bank (1910) in fall of 2023
    the exchange state bank (1910) was the first of three mower county (southern minnesota) bank buildings designed by the architectural firm of purcell, feick & elmslie (later purcell and elmslie). located on the corner of main street and grand avenue in the small town of grand meadow, minnesota, the two-story cubic building was built for a bank and vault on...
  3. owatonna in october 2023: continued photographic documentation of louis h. sullivan's national farmer's bank

    owatonna in october 2023: continued photographic documentation of louis h. sullivan's national farmer's bank
    interior and exterior images of louis h. sullivan's national famer's bank (1908), located at 101 n. cedar avenue, owatonna, mn. the richly colored stencils, plaster, art glass, etc., were designed by l.h. sullivan, l. millet and g.g. elmslie. the oversized ornamental cast iron electroliers (four in total) were modeled by kristian schneider for the winslow brothers foundry. the murals were...
  4. bldg. 51 museum acquires historially important mecca flats interior cast iron staircase balustrade and newel post finial endcap

    bldg. 51 museum acquires historially important mecca flats interior cast iron staircase balustrade and newel post finial endcap
    an original custom-designed, black enameled ornamental cast iron interior staircase baluster and newel post bottom endcap salvaged from edebrooke and burnham's mecca hotel or flats (1892) during its untimely demolition in 1952, joined the bldg. 51 museum and eric j. nordstrom collection this past week. the exact fabricator or foundry is not known. the building's ironwork was finished with applied...
  5. a photographic survey of american terra cotta founder william d. gates's "terra cotta house" located in hinsdale, ills.

    a photographic survey of american terra cotta founder william d. gates's "terra cotta house" located in hinsdale, ills.
    a detailed photographic survey of american terra cotta founder william d. gates's terra cotta house (jenney and mundie, 1893), located at 134 n. lincoln street, hinsdale, ills. conflicting accounts suggest the house was erected at the 1893 world's columbian exposition to showcase the company's terra cotta, then deconstructed at the fair's end, and transported to hinsdale where it was rebuilt...
  6. revisiting the james charnley house in 2023

    revisiting the james charnley house in 2023
    it's been a little over three years since i last had a chance to carefully document in the interior of adler and sullivan's james charnley house (1891). when the staff at the society architectural historians (the society operates from the house), welcomed me back last week, i eagerly jumped at the opportunity to spend a long afternoon there photographing the...
  7. abner pratt's 1860 "honolulu" house, located in marshall, mich.

    abner pratt's 1860 "honolulu" house, located in marshall, mich.
    recent images of abner pratt's italianate style honolulu house (1860), located at 107 n. kalamazoo avenue, marshall, michigan. not sure how the 1890s cast bronze "kelp" pattern doorbell (fabricated by yale & towne) landed there, but obviously not original. the entrance doorknob and backplate - made by russell & erwin - dates to the 1880s. images courtesy of eric j...
  8. rough-faced granite galore: a closer look an henry ives cobb's old chicago historical society stone fortress

    rough-faced granite galore: a closer look an henry ives cobb's old chicago historical society stone fortress
    exterior images of the former chicago historical society building (1892) designed by chicago architect h.i. cobb. the historical society moved to the georgian-style facility (designed by graham, anderson, probst & white) in 1932. images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive. all rights reserved. 2023. 
  9. cool copshop: a photographic study of edward c. van leyen’s third precinct station in detroit

    cool copshop: a photographic study of edward c. van leyen’s third precinct station in detroit
    exterior images of edward c. van leyen’s beax-arts style three-story brick and bedford limestone third precinct station (1896), located at 2200 hunt street, detroit, mich. the carved limestone portico is quite unique, featuring the heads of policemen surrounded by leafage, badges or shields with cuffs and batons, and menacing lionheads. completed in may of 1897, the station served as the...
  10. oldest fully functional elevators servicing solon s. beman's fine arts building (1898) will be systematically removed in coming years

    oldest fully functional elevators servicing solon s. beman's fine arts building (1898) will be systematically removed in coming years
    please don’t rip me out. recent photographic survey of the original, custom-designed copper-plated ornamental cast iron interior elevator doors, surrounds, cabs, up/down illuminated lanterns, and oversized push-button call boxes installed during the transformation of solon s. beman’s studebaker carriage depository building (1885) into the fine arts building in 1898 (the subsequent floor additions and extensive alterations were also carried out...
  11. detroit's cathedral of finance: an intensive photogrpahic survey of the wirt c. rowland's art deco guardian building

    detroit's cathedral of finance: an intensive photogrpahic survey of the wirt c. rowland's art deco guardian building
    detroit's " cathedral of finance." interior and exterior images of wirt c. rowland’s 36-story mayan revival style guardian building (originally called the union trust building), located at 500 griswold street detroit, michigan. further reading from wikipedia: Architecture Tall Spire Shorter Spire The main frame of the skyscraper rises 36 stories, capped by two asymmetric spires, one extending for four additional stories...
  12. most recent historically important architectural artifacts added to the eric j. nordstrom collection and bldg. 51 museum archive

    most recent historically important architectural artifacts added to the eric j. nordstrom collection and bldg. 51 museum archive
    the following american architectural ornament joined the ever-expanding, chicago-based bldg. 51 museum in summer of 2023. captions will be provided when time permits.  any and all images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom, the eric j. nordstrom collection, and the bldg. 51 museum. all rights reserved. 2023. 
  13. sanford white in light and shadow: exterior photographic survey of the joseph medill residence

    sanford white in light and shadow: exterior photographic survey of the joseph medill residence
    stanford white in light and shadow. exterior photographs of sanford white's joseph medill residence (1891-93), located at 20 east burton place, chicago, ills. medill, who was a former mayor of chicago and founder of the chicago tribune, gifted the palatial house to his daughter elinor and her husband, robert wilson patterson, jr. in 1914, the house was sold to cyrus...
  14. southside chicago michigan avenue hide away: burnham and root's sidney a kent house (1882)

    southside chicago michigan avenue hide away: burnham and root's sidney a kent house (1882)
    photographic survey of burnham and root's sidney kent house (1882-83), located at 2944 s. michigan avenue, chicago, ills. the john wellborn root-designed terra cotta was executed by the northwestern terra cotta company, chicago, ills. burnham and root designed and built the stately michighan avenue mansion (one of the few still standing) for sidney a. kent, a founder of the chicago...
  15. men at work: restoration of victor lawson ymca memorial building (1931) bedford limestone facade well underway

    men at work: restoration of victor lawson ymca memorial building (1931) bedford limestone facade well underway
    latest images of 24-story victor lawson memorial building (perkins, chatten & hammond, 1931) bedford limestone facade restoration. the victor f. lawson house is a historic former ymca building located at 30 w. chicago avenue, chicago, illinois. the building was built in 1931 for the ymca of metropolitan chicago, which was established in 1858 and had grown considerably during the 1920s. it was named for newspaperman victor lawson...
  16. h.h. richardson's john j. glessner house: a fortress sheathed in carved and rusticated braggville pink granite

    h.h. richardson's john j. glessner house: a fortress sheathed in carved and rusticated braggville pink granite
    carved braggville pink granite, braggville, mass., executed by evans and tomb. john j. glessner house (1887), henry hobson richardson, architect. images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive. all rights reserved. 2023. 
  17. a closer look at harvey ellis in st. joseph: j.b. moss house, german-american bank building, and central police station

    a closer look at harvey ellis in st. joseph: j.b. moss house, german-american bank building, and central police station
    a photographic survey of the harvey ellis-designed j.b. moss house (1889), central police station (1890), and german-american bank building (1889), conducted on a truncated visit to st. jospeh, mo., in the winter of 2023. i've included several images of eckel and mann's c.d. smith drug company (1886), given the impressive design and execution of the commerical building's richly colored red...
  18. bldg. 51 museum acquires historically important fragments from adler and sullivan's troescher and chicago stock exchange buildings

    bldg. 51 museum acquires historically important fragments from adler and sullivan's troescher and chicago stock exchange buildings
    historically important terra cotta fragments salvaged from adler and sullivan's troescher building (1884-1979) and chicago stock exchange (1894-1972) were added to the bldg. 51 museum collection over the weekend.  troescher building (1884): adler and sullivan's 1884-85 troescher building was commissioned by anton f. troescher, a new york-based executive of the brunswick-balke-collender company, a manufacturer of sports equipment and custom millwork...
  19. rare original burnham and atwood fisher building souvenir booklet edited by william s. dolbey joins bldg. 51 archive

    rare original burnham and atwood fisher building souvenir booklet edited by william s. dolbey joins bldg. 51 archive
    exceedingly rare original and intact fisher building (burnham and atwood, 1896) dedication booklet joins bldg. 51 museum and archive.  the highly informative and profusely illustrated booklet is a must for historic building material wonks. plus, it provides an exceptional overview of a typical 19th century american skycraper. lots of pages and information. courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg...
  20. demolition permit for fred p. morgan house (1895) will likely send the house into the landfill by end of summer

    demolition permit for fred p. morgan house (1895) will likely send the house into the landfill by end of summer
    a demolition permit for the fred w. morgan residence (1895?) will likely send the turreted three-story brick house - punctuated with bedford arches and columns and ornamented zinc dormers - into a landfill by end of summer. morgan, who founded morgan and wright, which was involved in the experimentation of rubber and production of bicycle tired (later became the united...

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