Post by eric j. nordstrom
urban remains, bldg. 51 museum, eric j. nordstrom photography and chicago workers cottage association
albumen print of john root-designed d.o. mills building arched entrance with setbacks accentuated with bands of carved stone ornament. the extant 10-story building was designed by burnam and root/ d.h. burnham and company in 1892. subsequent additions were added by willis polk after the 1906 earthquake. courtesy of ryerson and burnham, art institute of chicago.
