largely intact painted pine wood exterior ornament salvaged from adler and sullivan's selz house (1883) joins bldg. 51 musuem
This entry was posted on January 27 2023 by Eric
an original louis h. sullivan-designed exterior residential carved wood fragment salvaged from adler and sullivan's morris selz house (1883) during its demolition in 1967 was recently acquired by the bldg. 51 museum collection.
a total of four hand-carved painted pine wood framed floral panels were mounted flush on the underside of the house's gridded porch ceiling, extending or radiating from the centrally located light fixture (long since removed). only two were rescued during the building's demolition in 1967 (see richard nickel image below).
additional images, taken by nickel, offer a glimpse at the house - both inside and out - when it was largely abandoned, waiting for demolition. nickel and iit students, david norris and john vinci, managed to salvage sullivan ornament, including, but not limited to cast iron newel posts, fireplace mantel headers, richly colored stained glass, terra cotta, hardware and majolica tiles. most of the ornament rescued resides in private collections, museums and universities.
images courtesy of john vinci, eric j. nordstrom, bldg. 51 musuem and ryerson and burnham archives. all rights reserved. 2023.
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