2019 bldg. 51 museum architectural ornament acquisition highlights

another year has drawn to a close and looking back, the bldg. 51 museum collection managed to secure several historically important architectural fragments, in addition to the evolving archive, consisting of period photographs, books, documents, drawings, blueprints, models, and other related materials that will prove invaluable to bolster the narratives of the museum's ornament for future exhibitions. highlights from 2019 are listed below as links coupled with"hero" banners.

note: architectural artifacts that didn't evolve into a blog post this year are listed at the very bottom. captions will be added when time permits. 

all images and artifacts courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 museum. 

collection acquisitions for 2019:

 LOUIS SULLIVAN-DESIGNED FRAGMENTS FROM AUDITORIUM BUILDING AND VICTORIA HOTEL ADDED TO BLDG. 51 MUSEUM COLLECTION

FAITHFULLY REPRODUCED LOUIS H. SULLIVAN-DESIGNED GUARANTY BUILDING LOBBY ELEVATOR ORNAMENT JOINTS BLDG. 51 MUSEUM COLLECTION

EARLY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT-DESIGNED ROLOSON ROWHOUSE TERRA COTTA BALUSTER ACQUIRED BY BLDG. 51 MUSEUM ARCHIVE

BLDG. 51 MUSEUM ACQUIRES WINSLOW BROTHERS ELEVATOR AND STAIRCASE ORNAMENT FROM HOLABIRD & ROCHE'S OLD COLONY BUILDING

BLDG. 51 ACQUIRES CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE INTERIOR SULLIVAN-DESIGNED ELEVATOR DOOR T-PLATE AND TRANSOM

OLD AND NEW HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT ORNAMENT HOUSED IN THE BLDG. 51 MUSEUM ARCHIVE

SALVAGED CAST PLASTER ORNAMENT FROM BEDROOM OF LOUIS H. SULLIVAN'S HOUSE JOINS BLDG. 51 MUSEUM COLLECTION

LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE EVER-GROWING BLDG. 51 MUSEUM AND SISTER ORGANIZATION CHICAGO ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT ARCHIVE

RARE DEPRESSION-ERA NORTHWESTERN TERRA COTTA PLATES ADDED TO BLDG. 51 MUSUEM TERRA COTTA COLLECTION

additional architectural ornament not included in blog posts:

further reading: