Bldg. 51 Museum Collection
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salesman sample of lionhead from 23-story classical style cream-terra cotta bell office building designed by the architectural firm of vitzthum, karl, and company in 1924 -
documented 1880s majolica tile surround fragment salvaged from south side chicago burnham and root house in 1950s -
largely intact model of frank lloyd wright's 1909 frederick c. robie house -
original hand-carved butternut wood fireplace panel salvaged from adler and sullivan's 1885-86 abraham kohn residence -
historically important 1896 isidore heller house exterior painted cast ornamental plaster column capital half-sections -
original 1895 holabird and roche marquette building interior ornamental cast iron staircase baluster -
collection of rare and highly sought after out-of-print frank lloyd wright books -
1896 cosmopolitan article on the "dangers of high buildings," by ernest flagg -
collection of original early 20th century northwestern terra cotta company periodical advertisements -
original tri-fold brochure for william wesley peters's snowflake motel (1962 - 2006) -
rare 1977 original and intact cleveland wrecking company game by pressman -
original period lithographic print of burnham and root's church of the covenant (1889), located at se corner of north halsted street and west belden street -
rare 19th century original and intact mathews slate company wood-boxed salesman sample with labeled slate tiles -
collection of original 1870s-1880s photographic images (including self-portrait cabinet card) of elgin photographer john manley adams -
richly colored original and rare pabst brewing company pamphlet handed out to fairgoers visiting the pabst pavilion at the world's columbian exposition of 1893 -
original and fully functional interior schlitz palm garden mazda tantalum filament colored glass "tipped" light bulbs -
extremely rare original glass plate negative of william w. boyington's chicago water tower (1869) under construction -
historically important ornamental cast iron 19th century metropolitan building interior stair baluster executed by crown iron works -
hard to find and historically important original edward townsend mix metropolitan building interior baluster grille -
museum-quality edward townsend mix-designed metropolitan building interior cast iron atrium baluster -
rare richly colored 1890s mosaic glass company pressed glass fleur-de-lis pressed glass window tile by jonathan haley -
historically-important exterior white glazed wrigley building white glazed terra cotta rooftop finial fragment -
rare 1963 first edition oversized frank lloyd wright buildings plans and designs gifted by ben raeburn to richard nickel -
hard to find original 1960 box set (five volumes) "masters of world architecture" by george braziller