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a photographic study of louis h. sullivan-designed building hardware
the following images provide an extensive photographic survey of 19th century building hardware designed by louis h. sullivan during his time at the architectural firm of adler and sullivan. the majority of the hardware was fabricated by the yale & towne mfg. company of stamford, ct. nearly every design became a "stock pattern" mass-produced by yale & towne through product... -
revisting images from the "unearthing" and "deconstructing" chicago archives
for weeks now, i've been shuttling back and forth through folders housing thousands of images pertaining to upcoming publications, including "unearthing chicago" and "deconstructing chicago." slowly but surely i've been finding homes for these photographs in various chapters, where they complement the text. while pouring over these images i could not help but feel an overwhelming desire to share some of the... -
additional ornamental terra cotta salvaged from otto strack-designed pabst pavillion (1893) joins bldg. 51 museum collection
the bldg. 51 museum has aquired additional buff-colored terra cotta ornament from the otto strack-designed pabst beer pavilion built for the world's columbian exposition of 1893. the pavilion was located in central hall of the fair's agricultural building, designed by designed by charles mckim of mckim, mead & white. the historically important terra cotta corbels with egg & dart border... -
rare louis sullivan-designed auditorium theater wrought iron box seat grille joins bldg. 51 museum collection
an all original and amazingly intact louis sullivan-designed wrought iron box seat grille removed from adler and sullivan's auditorium theater (1889) joins bldg. 51 museum collection. the ornamental hand-forged grille is comprised of riveted joint wrought iron with original bower-barff plated finish largely intact. the auditorium theater's seat boxes and grillework was executed by snead and company ironworks, louisville, ky... -
a selection of 19th and early 20th century chicago-based builder catalogs culled from the bldg. 51 archvive
a collection of recently digitized original 19th and early 20th century rare and seldom found chicago-based building trade catalogs housed on the bldg. 51 museum archive. in addition to catalogs, i've included a few salesman samples, post cards and other related ephemera. when time permits, i hope to have each and every book, catalog, letters, and images scanned and available... -
historically important chicago artifacts, period builder catalogs, and early lighting added in march 2022
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest american architectural artifacts added to the ever-expanding urban remains virtual catalog (over 75,000 items digitized/cataloged over the past 16 years). the newly acquired items for the month of MARCH, 2022, have been documented, cleaned/refinished (if need be) and photographed prior to being added to their respective website categories. all images courtesy... -
highlights and recent aqusistions from bldg. 51 collection
the following images feature important architectural ornament, artifacts, objects and ephemera recently added and/or digitized to the bldg. 51 museum collection and archive. highlights include a benjamin lindauer house terra cotta chimney panel, elmslie and purcell letterhead, and interior la salle hotel rookwood faience winged cherub. all images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive. all rights... -
seven historically important architectural building fragments from chicago's past
SEVEN FRAGMENTS FROM CHICAGO'S PAST: seven historically important fragments salvaged from chicago buildings designed in the 19th and early 20th century. every building has been demolished and largely forgotten. mosaic tile fragment from one of two interior staircase landings. schiller building (1892), adler and sullivan, architects. the fragment was salvaged by john norris, richard nickel and john vinci during the... -
pabst commerical building (1891) interior architectural elements acquired by bldg. 51 museum collection
the pabst building was a 14-story neo-gothic style commercial building (1891) designed by architect s.s. beman as the headquarters for milwaukee beer baron frederick pabst. it was the city’s first skyscraper and the tallest building prior to the completion of milwaukee’s city hall, completed four years later in 1895. the building was demolished in 1981. the 14-story was built with... -
extrerior architectural artifacts, light fixtures, hardware, and books added in february 2022
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest american architectural artifacts added to the ever-expanding urban remains virtual catalog (over 70,000 items digitized/cataloged over the past 16 years). the newly acquired items for the month of FEBRUARY, 2022, have been documented, cleaned/refinished (if need be) and photographed prior to being added to their respective website categories. images and ornament... -
carefully curated collection of early chicago residential and commercial building terra cotta ornament joins bldg. 51 museum.
examples of early commercial and residential ornamental terra cotta executed by northwestern terra cotta works (true, brunkhorst & co., lake view terra cotta & brick company, and the chicago terra cotta company acquired by urban remains and the bldg. 51 musuem. the majority of the exterior red slip architectural terra cotta dates to the early 1880s. several chicagoans have been... -
featured period architectural and/or building trade catalogs housed in the bldg. 51 museum archive
the following images and accompanying descriptions highlight the bldg. 51 museum archive's universe of rare out-of-print period architectural and/or building trade catalogs awaiting to be fully scanned and made available on the bldg. 51 website within the next few years. rare depression-era profusely illustrated softbound sargent hardware catalog offering a detailed selection of art deco or moderne designed hardware for... -
rare profusely illustrated 19th century bicknell architectural building folios added to bldg. 51 musuem archive
new york, a.j. bicknell & co., architectural book publishers, 1873 full sub-title (set in a dazzling array of different typefaces)! "showing a great variety of designs for cornices, brackets, windows, window caps, doors, piazzas, porches, bay and dormer windows, observatories, towers, chimney tops, balconies, canopies, scrolls, gable and sawed ornaments, fences, stairs, newels, architraves, mantels, plaster finish, etc., etc. including... -
a selection of five unearthed chicago bottles with compelling narratives
the following five bottles and/or bottle fragments were culled from the bldg. 51 museum "unearthing chicago" project archive based on their captivating narratives. images of the bottles and the links to their forgotten histories are found below. MID-19TH CENTURY BOTTLES UNEARTHED DURING THE DEMOLITION AND SUBSEQUENT EXCAVATION OF CHICAGO'S "S CURVE" THOUSANDS OF ARTIFACTS UNEARTHED BEHIND... -
storytelling through object photography and narrativity
the following objects, culled from various ongoing projects, were selected and assembled as a hodgepodge cohered by the single theme of being utilitarian objects from chicago's past. when we can flesh out the context in which these originally existed, they take on a new meaning as functional pieces of a larger whole, and are harder to discard. even so, objects... -
bldg. 51 museum acquires terra cotta column from otto strack-designed pabst beer pavilion built for 1893 columbian exposition.
the bldg. 51 museum recently aquired an original buff-colored ornamental and tapered buff-colored terra cotta column from the otto strack-designed pabst beer pavilion built for the world's columbian exposition of 1893. the pavilion was located in central hall of the fair's agricultural building, designed by designed by charles mckim of mckim, mead & white. the historically important terra cotta structural... -
important architectural ornament, builders' hardware, lighting, and other artifacts added in january 2022
the following image gallery offers a glimpse at the latest american architectural artifacts added to the ever-expanding urban remains virtual catalog (over 70,000 items digitized/cataloged over the past 16 years). the newly acquired items for the month of JANUARY, 2022, have been documented, cleaned/refinished (if need be) and photographed prior to being added to their respective website categories. ALL IMAGES COURTESY... -
important architectural artifacts, objects, and ephemera acquired by bldg. 51 museum and archive in 2021
throughout 2021, the bldg. 51 museum amassed several historically important architectural fragments and objects, 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 architectural ornament for future exhibitions. several hundred artifacts and ephemera have been archived and/or documented and... -
recent acquisitions: late 19th and early 20th century salvaged chicago builders' hardware
the following image gallery offers some of latest american architectural builders' hardware aquired over the past month. the salvaged chicago residential and commerical hardware dates to the late 19th and early 20th century. images courtesy of urban remains and eric j. nordstrom. all rights reserved. 2021.
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