Uploads from lumierefl, tagged renaissancerevival

Nickerson House (1883), 40 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:52:27 -0700

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$450K, 24,400-sq.ft. Renaissance Revival mansion, known as "Marble Palace," designed by Burling and Whitehouse, Chicago • Edward Burling (1819-1892) one of city's earliest architects • Francis Meredith Whitehouse (1848-1938), jr. partner • built for Samuel Mayo Nickerson, distillery magnate, made fortune selling liquor to Union Army during Civil War

largest private residence in Chicago at time of completion • fireproof construction incorporates 18 types of marble • donated to American College of Surgeons, 1919 • became Richard H. Driehaus Museum, 2003 • designated Chicago Landmark, 1977 • National Register #76000700, 1976 • Wikipedia • c. 1885-1895 photo

No. 1 and No. 2 William Street, New York, New York

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Tue, 25 May 2010 07:54:03 -0700

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L to R: Seligman Building (1907), Delmonico's Building (1891) • designated NYC landmarks, 1996 • Wall Street Historic District, National Register #07000063, 2007

winter evening #6, 170 Columbia Heights (1870), Brooklyn Heights, New York

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:50:42 -0700

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Renaissance Revival townhouse • Brooklyn Heights Historic District, National Register of Historic Places #66000524, 1966

Elm Street, Dallas, Texas

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:55:35 -0700

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Majestic Theater (1921) on right • Renaissance Revival design by John Eberson (1875 – 1964) • closed, 1973 • only remaining theater of the many that once lined Elm Street's theater row • renovated by city and reopened, 1983 • National Register #77001437, 1977 • Wikipedia • Majestic Theater website • Cinema Treasures

blade sign, Majestic Theater (1921), 1925 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas)

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:11:54 -0700

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Renaissance Revival design by John Eberson (1875 – 1964) • closed, 1973 • only remaining theater of the many that once lined Elm Street's theater row • renovated by city and reopened, 1983 • National Register #77001437, 1977 • Wikipedia • Majestic Theater website • Cinema Treasures

Majestic Theater (1921), 1925 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:59:56 -0700

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Magnolia Building (1922) viewed from Elm Street, 1401 Commerce Street, Dallas, Texas

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:55:21 -0700

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Beaux-Arts design by Sir Alfred Charles Bossom • 29-story building once tallest west of Mississippi River • headquarters of Magnolia Petroleum Co., became Mobil Oil • converted to 330-room Magnolia Hotel, 1999, renovation by Guy Thornton • National Register #78002915, 1978 • Wikipedia

Wallace-Grubb Building (1912), 100 W. Innes Street, Salisbury (1753), North Carolina

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:07:59 -0700

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"Salisbury's skyscraper" -- 7 1/2 stories high • "Chicago School" Second Renaissance Revival design by NC architect Frank Milburn, restored by Ralph and Anne Ketner, donated to the City of Salisbury • mixed use -- retail, offices, apartments • vintage postcard c. 1905-1915

Česká spořitelna [Prague Savings Bank Building, [Česká spořitelna Expat Center](1894), Rytířská 29, Prague, Czech Republic

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 06:11:12 -0700

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Neo-Renaissance bank building designed by Osvald Polívka (1859-1931) and Antonín Wiehl • served as Klement Gottwald Museum, 1954-1989 • Klement Gottwald (1896-1953) was 1st Communist president of Czechoslovakia, 1948-1953 • now restored as a bank • building history

Delmonico's Building (1891), 56 Beaver Street, New York, New York

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:33:06 -0700

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8-story Renaissance Revival restaurant and office building designed by prominent New York architect James Brown Lord • opened on William St. by Swiss family Delmonico, 1830 • only surviving building associated with world-famous Delmonico's Restaurant

one of America's first fine dining establishments specializing in Continental cuisine, credited with changing American eating habits • birthplace of Delmonico Steak, Delmonico Potatoes, Lobster Newburg, Baked Alaska and possibly Chicken a la King • said to have originated Eggs Benedict but there are conflicting claims to this dish • first US restaurant with separate wine list

famous patrons: Jenny Lind, Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, “Diamond Jim” Brady, Lillian Russell, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, J.P. Morgan, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., Walter Scott, Nikola Tesla, Edward VII (then the Prince of Wales), and Napoleon III

unlike inns, permitted patrons to order a la carte as opposed to table d'hote • at various times there were Delmonico's at 10 locations

years after family closed last Delmonico's, 1923, restauranteur Oscar Tucci opened revived Delmonico's at this location using the original menus and recipes (1929-1977) • other reincarnations in this space from 1981-1992 and from 1998 to present • New Orleans Delmonicos opened 1895, purchased by Emeril Lagasse, 1997 • Wikipedia • landmark designation report • designated NYC landmark, 1996 • Wall Street Historic District, National Register #07000063, 2007

winter evening #14, 21 Pierrepont Street (1859), Brooklyn Heights, New York

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:32:28 -0700

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5-story Renaissance Revival brownstone • Brooklyn Heights Historic District, National Register of Historic Places #66000524, 1966

winter evening #2, 187 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn Heights, New York

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:15:46 -0700

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remains of an Indian trail believed to have stretched from Jamaica, Queens to the East River bluffs passes just to the right of this house • Brooklyn Heights Historic District, National Register of Historic Places #66000524, 1966

winter evening #1, 212 Columbia Heights (c.1860), Brooklyn Heights, New York

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:16:04 -0700

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Renaissance Revival brownstone considered milestone in "Manhattanization of Brooklyn" when sold for $8.5mm in 2005 • Brooklyn Heights Historic District, National Register of Historic Places #66000524, 1966

George Washington plaque (1926), South Brooklyn Savings Institution, 130 Court Street, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:53:03 -0700

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plaque reads: Near this place during the Revolutionary War stood Ponkiesberg fortification from which General George Washington is said to have observed the fighting at Gowanus during the Battle of Long Island August 27 1776.
Erected in 1926 by the South Brooklyn Savings Institution

figure sculpture with pigeons, South Brooklyn Savings Institution (1922), 130 Court Street, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:37:31 -0700

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building's Renaissance Revival design by New York firm, McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin, better known for Art Deco architecture, e.g., Barclay-Vesey Building, Manhattan • now a Trader Joe's

South Brooklyn Savings Institution (1922), 130 Court Street, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:17:14 -0700

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Renaissance Revival design by New York firm, McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin, better known for Art Deco architecture, e.g., Barclay-Vesey Building, Manhattan • now a Trader Joe's

Renaissance Revival townhouse (c. 1860), 214 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn Heights, New York

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:58:10 -0800

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residence of Arthur W. Benson (c.1798–1889), founder of Brooklyn Gas Light Co., 1823 • was one of the 9 individual investors in the Brooklyn Bridge • Brooklyn Heights Historic District, National Register of Historic Places #66000524, 1966

Trust Building (1905), 212 West Main Street, Durham, North Carolina (1869) pop. 223,284

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:58:31 -0800

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Renaissance Revival design by Charlotte NC firm Hook and Sawyer • tallest building in Durham when built • since 1937, Hill Building (foreground) has obstructed the view of the Trust Building -- only way to see entire building is historical photos • red roofed Temple Building (1909) camera left • Downtown Durham Historic District - National Register #77000998, 1977

Security Building (1928), 234 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:03:58 -0800

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Second Renaissance Revival design by Los Angeles architects Curlett and Beelman • $22 million interior renovation completed, 2009 • National Register #85002081, 1985

entrance, Wallace-Grubb Building (1912), 100 W. Innes Street, Salisbury (1753), North Carolina

nobody@flickr.com (lumierefl) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:44:17 -0700

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