Bldg. 51 Museum Collection
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rare 1892 adler and sullivan schiller building or garrick theater monogrammed doorknob and matching backplate -
1981 framed chicago newspaper article on cleveland wrecking and early salvage efforts in chicago -
faithfully recreated intact 1979 frank lloyd wright home and studio cast plaster stork panel or plaque -
polychrome-glazed original ornamental terra cotta two-part panel salvaged from jimmy wong's wabash avenue restaurant -
exceptionally rare and original 1889 offical adler and sullivan auditorium building and theater dedication book -
original holabird and roche-designed pontiac building custom office door hardware with mostly intact two-tone finish -
original adler and sullivan 1892 schiller building or garrick theater interior auditorium painted plaster starpod -
group of original hard to find early 20th century chicago commerical building rental booklets and brochures -
richly colored custom-designed glazed interior lobby tile assembly fragment salvaged in 1974 from price & mclanahan's pennsylvania railroad freight terminal (1918) -
rare original john wellborn root-designed bower-barff cast iron 1886 rialto building office door backplate and doorknob -
original 19th or early 20th century refinished oak wood freestranding display case with bent glass top and bottom cabinet with shelf -
matching set of custom-designed cast brass chicago tribune building passage door backplates and knobs -
rare original crawfordsville "tapestry" brick salvaged from louis h. sullivan's 1906 felsenthal store and flats -
unusual early sullivanesque 1880s chicago "gray body" terra cotta block with centrally located ring salvaged from a train station -
original custom-designed cast plaster ceiling ornament fragment from 1897 chicago public library building with metallic silver tiffany finish -
original and intact 1893 columbus memorial building interior lobby wall sconce with matching copper-plated sockets -
oversized and detailed 1990s stanley tigerman presentation model for a parking garage located on the se corner of state and washington streets -
original 1883 louis h. sullivan-designed morris selz residence terra cotta spandrel panel with faux brownstone finish -
original museum-quality 1898 louis h. sullivan-designed downtown chicago schlesinger and mayer pedestrian bridge exterior border segment -
original diminutive j.d. larkin souvenir or gift silver spoon with richard bock sculpture -
1931 chicago a portrait hardboundd book by henry justin smith -
rare and profusely illustrated hardbound western architect magazine for 1914 -
group of rare original and seldom seen engravings of downtown chicago buildings from the 1850s -
group of late 19th and early 20th century garrick theater programs discovered by richard nickel during its demolition in 1960-61