|
|
|
DR. ALLISON W. HARLAN HOUSE (1892 - S.018) |
|
|
|
|
HARLAN HOUSE
FLOOR PLAN
HARLAN C1892 HARLAN 1897
HARLAN C1930 HARLAN C1935-45
HARLAN 1951
HARLAN 1963 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
Circa 1890
Title:
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Portrait Circa
1890 (1892 - S.018).
Description: Portrait of Dr. Allison Wright
Harlan circa 1890. Dr. Harlan was a successful Chicago Dentist.
Born on November 15, 1851 and died on March 6, 1909 at the age
of 57. He moved to Chicago in 1869. "Dr. Harlan was one of the
most active and best known dental practitioners in the United
States." The Bur, March 1909, p.35. In 1881, he was appointed a
member of the first Board of Dental Examiners. In 1881 he also
assisted in organizing the Chicago College of Dental Surgery and
on of the first Board Members. He wrote the first published
article suggesting the holding of of the Columbian Exposition in
1893. He belonged to numerous dental and medical societies,
attending conferences throughout the world. He established The
Dental Review, and was the Editor for years. It was reported
that his death was caused by a fall in his home. He commissioned
Frank Lloyd Wright to designed a house in 1892 while Wright was
still working for Louis Sullivan, it was considered one of
Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
Size:
8 x 10 B&W copy of photograph published in The Bur, March 1909,
p.36
S#:
0010.03.0420 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1892
Title:
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Floor Plan 1892
(1892 - S.018).
Description: First floor plan for the Allison
Harlan House. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still
worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s
"bootlegged" houses. The entrance is reached on the left side of
the house. Stairs lead up to a hall that is open on the second
floor. The Library is straight ahead, Living Room to the right,
Dining and Kitchen to the left. Five sets of floor to ceiling
doors (and or windows) in the Living Room open to an enclosed
Terrace. Illustration courtesy of
In The Nature Of Materials,
Hitchcock, 1942, plate 22. Modified by Douglas M. Steiner.
Additional details...
Size:
8 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#:
0013.16.0420 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
Circa
1892
Title:
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago,
Illinois, Circa 1892 (1892 - S.018).
Description:
View of the Harlan House from the East.
Note: This photograph has not been dated. Our conclusion: It is
very similar to image published in The Inland Architect, 1897.
The vegetation on the left and right side of the Terrace is
similar. The balcony planters do not have plantings in them.
This could have been taken just after construction was complete,
or a few years after. We lean toward this being an earlier view.
According to Greg Brewer who supplied this more complete
photograph concluded: “I think it taken in summer 1892 around
the time of first occupancy. (The Harlans occupied the house in
July 1892.) Notice what appears to be excavation at right. I
think the photo was taken immediately before construction of the
neighboring apartment buildings. The building permit was issued
September 24, 1892. Harlan and others filed for an injunction to
prevent construction in November 1892. The State Supreme Court
ruled against them in April 1893. The building later burned in
November 1894. The ruins of the north portion are shown on the
1897 Sanborn map. The apartment building shown in the more
common later photo of the house was built in 1901. Also notice
the frame house at right which appears to be at the northeast
corner of Berkeley and 44th St. The photo published in Inland
Architect in July 1897 shows the same house after it was
enlarged.”
There are
three children standing to the left of the terrace. Designed in
1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan,
it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. There are
two cantilevered balconies, one that runs the length of the
front of the house, and a shorter balcony on the South
elevation. The face, side and possibly the base of the balcony
is covered in sullivanesque panels, and the front balcony is
topped with planters. Just below the roof line is another
simplified cut-out design, which is repeated in the dormer
above. The entrance is reached on the left side of the house.
Stairs lead up to a hall that is open on the second floor. The
Library is straight ahead, Living Room to the right, Dining and
Kitchen to the left. Five sets of floor to ceiling doors (and or
windows) in the Living Room open to an enclosed Terrace. A side
entrance is seen on the left. Over time, the front balcony was
modified, and the side balcony eliminated. Published In The
Nature Of Materials, Hitchcock, 1942, plate 21, and Frank Lloyd
Wright to 1910, Manson, 1958, p.58. Neither authors date this
photograph. Thank you to Greg Brewer for supplying this
photograph. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Archives.
See additional details...
Size:
10 x 7 B&W photograph.
S#:
0013.29.0524 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
Circa
1892
Title:
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1892 (1892
- S.018).
Description: View of the Harlan House from the
East. Note: This photograph has not been dated. It is very
similar to image published in The Inland Architect, 1897. The
vegetation on the left and right side of the Terrace is similar.
The balcony planters do not have plantings in them. The tree on
the far right, 10-20 years old, does not exist in the 1897 view,
so this cou8ld have been taken just after construction was
complete, or a few years after, and the tree was cut down before
the 1897 view. We lean toward this being an earlier view. There
are three children standing to the left of the terrace. Designed
in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
There are two cantilevered balconies, one that runs the length
of the front of the house, and a shorter balcony on the South
elevation. The face, side and possibly the base of the balcony
is covered in Sullivanesque panels, and the front balcony is
topped with planters. Just below the roof line is another
simplified cut-out design, which is repeated in the dormer
above. The entrance is reached on the left side of the house.
Stairs lead up to a hall that is open on the second floor. The
Library is straight ahead, Living Room to the right, Dining and
Kitchen to the left. Five sets of floor to ceiling doors (and or
windows) in the Living Room open to an enclosed Terrace. A side
entrance is seen on the left. Over time, the front balcony was
modified, and the side balcony eliminated. Published
In The Nature Of Materials,
Hitchcock, 1942, plate 21, and
Frank Lloyd Wright To 1910, Manson,
1958, p.58. Neither authors date this photograph.
See additional details...
Size:
10 x 7 B&W photograph.
S#:
0041.38.0420 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1897
Title:
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, View 1897 (1892
- S.018).
Description: View of the Harlan House from the
Southeast. Published in The Inland Architect
and News Record, July, 1897, Volume XXIX, No. 6. Designed in
1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan,
it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. There are
two cantilevered balconies, one that runs the length of the
front of the house, and a shorter balcony on the South
elevation. The face, side and possibly the base of the balcony
is covered in sullivanesque panels, and the front balcony is
topped with planters. Just below the roof line is another
simplified cut-out design, which is repeated in the dormer
above. The entrance is reached on the left side of the house.
Stairs lead up to a hall that is open on the second floor. The
Library is straight ahead, Living Room to the right, Dining and
Kitchen to the left. Five sets of floor to ceiling doors (and or
windows) in the Living Room open to an enclosed Terrace. A side
entrance is seen on the left. Over time, the front balcony was
modified, and the side balcony eliminated, exposing the large
semi-circular window in the stairwell.
See additional details...
Size:
8 x 10 color photograph.
S#:
0023.01.0524 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1897
Title:
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, View 1897 (1892
- S.018).
Description:
View of the Harlan House from the Southeast. Published in The
Inland Architect and News Record, July, 1897, Volume XXIX, No.
6. Text: "A Chicago Residence. Frank L. Wright, Architect."
Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
There are two cantilevered balconies, one that runs the length
of the front of the house, and a shorter balcony on the South
elevation. The face, side and possibly the base of the balcony
is covered in Sullivanesque panels, and the front balcony is
topped with planters. Just below the roof line is another
simplified cut-out design, which is repeated in the dormer
above. The entrance is reached on the left side of the house.
Stairs lead up to a hall that is open on the second floor. The
Library is straight ahead, Living Room to the right, Dining and
Kitchen to the left. Five sets of floor to ceiling doors (and or
windows) in the Living Room open to an enclosed Terrace. A side
entrance is seen on the left. Over time, the front balcony was
modified, and the side balcony eliminated, exposing the large
semi-circular window in the stairwell.
(Sweeney 23)
See additional details...
Size:
8 x 10 color photograph.
S#:
0023.00.0420 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
Circa
1930
Title:
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1930 (1892
- S.018).
Description: View of the Harlan House from the
Southeast. Note: The Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute
of Chicago, dates this photograph from the 1940s. The lot on the
left is vacant, the apartment building on the right has been
built. The balconies are intact, and this was taken before the
Gilman Land phonograph dated 1935-40 by the same library. The
balcony planters have been removed. Designed in 1892 while Frank
Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered
one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. There are two cantilevered
balconies, one that runs the length of the front of the house,
and a shorter balcony on the South elevation. The face, side and
possibly the base of the balcony is covered in Sullivanesque
panels, and the front balcony is topped with planters. Just
below the roof line is another simplified cut-out design, which
is repeated in the dormer above. The entrance is reached on the
left side of the house. Stairs lead up to a hall that is open on
the second floor. The Library is straight ahead, Living Room to
the right, Dining and Kitchen to the left. Five sets of floor to
ceiling doors (and or windows) in the Living Room open to an
enclosed Terrace. A side entrance is seen on the left. Over
time, the front balcony was modified, and the side balcony
eliminated. Photographer unknown. Text bottom left: "70713."
Additional details...
Size:
10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#:
0249.55.0420 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
Circa
1930
Title:
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1930 (Not
Dated) (1892 - S.018).
Description: View of the interior hall of the
Harlan House from the North. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright To 1910. Caption:
"Fig. 41. Newel post and stair well in the Harlan house. The
ornament carved into the wood is Sullivanesque. The ‘lightolier’
atop the newel post cannot, needless to say , be ascribed to
Wright." The Living Room is to the far left. Stairs on the left
side of the Newel post lead down to the entrance. The door in
the lower left is the interior front door. The stairs on the
right lead to the second floor. The screen behind the newel
repeats the newel design. The hall is open to the second floor.
The balustrade, made up of vertical spindles, runs around the
upper level. The semi-circular window in the stair well can be
seen through the spindles. Photographer unknown. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright To 1910,
Manson, 1958, p.59. Not dated.
Additional details...
Size:
Copy 6 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#:
0249.56.0420 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
Circa
1930
Title:
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1930 (Not
Dated) (1892 - S.018).
Description: View of the Southwest corner of the
Living Room. A large mirror of the South wall reflects the
fireplace on the North side of the Living Room. Harlan livid in
the house from 1892 until 1904 when he moved to New York City.
According to Manson, "because of the clients inalterable
determination to have twin parlors that the architect later
bisected this large front space with an inner partition."
Frank Lloyd Wright To 1910, 1958,
p.59. Also seen in the reflection is the partition. The stairs
down to the entrance can be seen through the doorway, as-well-as
the Sullivanesque panel that tops the wall between the two
stairways. Photographer unknown. Courtesy of Rossita Byrne
Sweeney.
Additional details...
Size:
10 x 6.5 B&W photograph.
S#:
0249.57.0420 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
Circa 1935-45
Title:
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1935-45
(1892 - S.018).
Description: View of the Harlan House from the
East. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for
Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged"
houses. There has been a major revision to the cantilevered
balcony. It does not run the full length of the front of the
house. The vertical posts and the cut-out trim that ran just
below the roof line and which was repeated above the windows in
the dormers has been removed. The Sullivanesque panels that
covered the face and sides of the balcony was either discarded
or added under the new balcony. Bracing was added under the new
balcony. The balcony planters have been removed. The balcony on
the South elevation was removed completely, and an addition
window added between the semi-circular window and the front of
the house. An apartment building to the left has been built on
the vacant lot. A woman is standing on the Terrace. A metal
fence surrounds the front yard. The entrance is reached on the
left side. Stairs lead up to a hall that is open on the second
floor. The Library is straight ahead, Living Room to the right,
Dining and Kitchen to the left. Five sets of floor to ceiling
doors (and or windows) in the Living Room open to an enclosed
Terrace. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Text bottom left: "67352."
Additional details...
Size:
10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#:
0397.51.0420 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1951
Title:
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1951 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: View of the Harlan House from the
Northeast. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still
worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s
"bootlegged" houses. What used to stand with open space on
either side is now crowded by apartment buildings. This view
shows the major change to the original cantilevered balcony. It
appears more as a decorative element than a balcony. The
Sullivanesque panels that covered the face and sides of the
balcony was either discarded or added under the new balcony. The
bracing added under the revised balcony is visible. The entrance
is reached on the left side. Five sets of floor to ceiling doors
(and or windows) in the Living Room open to an enclosed Terrace.
Photographed by Harriet Dyer Adams. Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd
Wright Trust.
Additional details...
Size:
10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#:
0857.40.0420 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1951
Title:
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1951
(1892 - S.018).
Description: View of the Southeast corner of the Harlan
House. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked
for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s
"bootlegged" houses. This view shows the major change to the
original cantilevered balcony. It appears more as a decorative
element than a balcony. The Sullivanesque panels that covered
the face and sides of the balcony was either discarded or added
under the new balcony. The bracing added under the revised
balcony is visible. The entrance is reached through the opening
below the house numbers. Photographed by Harriet Dyer Adams.
Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust.
Additional details...
Size: 10 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#: 0857.41.0420 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
1) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. Viewed from the East. In 1963 a
fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel
photographed the exterior and interior after the fire, before it
was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still
worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s
"bootlegged" houses. The opening on the left led to the
entrance. The five floor to ceiling doors and/or windows on the
right led from the living room out to the terrace. Photographed
by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives,
Art Institute of Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
10 x 7 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -1 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
2) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. Viewed from the Northeast. In
1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard
Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the fire,
before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd
Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of
Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. The opening on the left led to the
entrance. The five floor to ceiling doors and/or windows on the
right led from the living room out to the terrace. The balcony
was revised, removing the Sullivanesque panels that covered the
face and sides of the balcony. The bracing under the balcony was
also added. It is also interesting to note that the brick walls
surrounding the terrace are demolished, leading to speculation
that possibly the house was vacant when it was destroyed by
fire. The interior rooms are void of any furniture. Photographed
by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives,
Art Institute of Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
10 x 7 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -2 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
3) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. Viewed from the Southeast. In
1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard
Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the fire,
before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd
Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of
Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. Detailed view of the reconstructed
balcony. The three center braces are steel. The two outside
braces are wood. This image indicates that not only was the
front and sides of the balcony covered with the decorative
Sullivanesque panels, but so was the underside of the balcony.
When the balcony was revised, it was shortened on both ends. It
is very clear from this image that they cut off approximately
three-quarters of the end panels, and placed the braces over the
existing panels. Nichel spent time documenting and salvaging at
least one of the Sullivanesque panels. The five floor to ceiling
doors and/or windows on the right led from the living room out
to the terrace. Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the
Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
6.5 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -3 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
4) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. Viewed from the Southeast. In
1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard
Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the fire,
before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd
Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of
Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. Detailed view of the reconstructed
balcony and Sullivanesque panels. The three center braces are
steel. The two outside braces are wood. This image indicates
that not only was the front and sides of the balcony covered
with the decorative Sullivanesque panels, but so was the
underside of the balcony. When the balcony was revised, it was
shortened on both ends. It is very clear from this image that
they cut off approximately three-quarters of the end panels, and
placed the braces over the existing panels. Nichel spent time
documenting and salvaging at least one of the Sullivanesque
panels. Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of Urban
Remains Museum Archives, Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
8.5 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -4 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
5) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr.
Allison W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel photographed the
exterior and interior after the fire, before it was demolished.
Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
Detailed view of the reconstructed balcony and Sullivanesque
panels. The three center braces are steel. The two outside
braces are wood. This image indicates that not only was the
front and sides of the balcony covered with the decorative
Sullivanesque panels, but so was the underside of the balcony.
When the balcony was revised, it was shortened on both ends. It
is very clear from this image that they placed the braces over
the existing panels. Nichel spent time documenting and salvaging
at least one of the Sullivanesque panels. Photographed by
Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives,
Art Institute of Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
6 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -5 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
6) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr.
Allison W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel photographed the
exterior and interior after the fire, before it was demolished.
Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
Detailed view of the reconstructed balcony and Sullivanesque
panels. This image indicates that not only was the front and
sides of the balcony covered with the decorative Sullivanesque
panels, but so was the underside of the balcony. When the
balcony was revised, it was shortened on both ends. It is very
clear from this image that they placed the braces over the
existing panels. Nichel spent time documenting and salvaging at
least one of the Sullivanesque panels. Photographed by Richard
Nichel. Courtesy of Urban Remains Museum Archives, Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
8.5 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -6 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
7) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr.
Allison W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel photographed the
exterior and interior after the fire, before it was demolished.
Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
Detailed view of the Sullivanesque panels. Nichel spent time
documenting and salvaging at least one of the Sullivanesque
panels. Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of Urban
Remains Museum Archives, Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
8.5 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -7 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
8) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr.
Allison W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel photographed the
exterior and interior after the fire, before it was demolished.
Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
Detailed view of a salvaged Sullivanesque panel. Nichel spent
time documenting and salvaging at least one of the Sullivanesque
panels. Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of Urban
Remains Museum Archives, Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
8.5 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -8 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
9) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr.
Allison W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel photographed the
exterior and interior after the fire, before it was demolished.
Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
Detailed view of a salvaged Sullivanesque panel. Nichel spent
time documenting and salvaging at least one of the Sullivanesque
panels. Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of Urban
Remains Museum Archives, Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
8.5 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -9 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
10) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. View of the back Southwest
corner. In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House.
Richard Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the
fire, before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank
Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered
one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. The doorway at the top of
the stairs leads to the Kitchen. It is also interesting to note
that there does not appear to be very much fire damage to this
back portion of the house, which lead to speculation that
possibly the house was vacant when it was destroyed by fire. It
appears very dilapidated. Photographed by Richard Nichel.
Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of
Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
8 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -10 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
11) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. View of the interior hall and
stairway from the North. In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison
W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel photographed the exterior and
interior after the fire, before it was demolished. Designed in
1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan,
it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. The newel
post and stairway are visible in the foreground. The Living Room
was to the far left. Stairs on the left side of the Newel post
led down to the entrance. The stairs on the right led to the
second floor. The hall was opened to the second floor. The
balustrade, made up of vertical spindles, which ran around the
upper level was destroyed by the fire. Remains of the
semi-circular window in the stair well can be seen in the
background of the second level. Photographed by Richard Nichel.
Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of
Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
6.25 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -11 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
12) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. Detail view of the newel post.
The ornamental detail carved into the wood is Sullivanesque. In
1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard
Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the fire,
before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd
Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of
Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. Photographed by Richard Nichel.
Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of
Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
6.75 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -12 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
13) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. Detail view of the newel post.
The ornamental detail carved into the wood is Sullivanesque In
1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard
Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the fire,
before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd
Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of
Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. Photographed by Richard Nichel.
Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of
Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
6.75 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -13 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
14) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. Detail view of the newel post
salvaged by Richard Nichel. The ornamental detail carved into
the wood is Sullivanesque. In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison
W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel photographed the exterior and
interior after the fire, before it was demolished. Designed in
1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan,
it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of Urban Remains Museum
Archives, Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
9 x 8 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -14 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
15) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: Set of 17 photographs of the Dr.
Allison Harlan House after a devastating fire that destroyed the
house, prior to its demolition. View of the destruction of the
fire. In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House.
Richard Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the
fire, before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank
Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered
one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. Photographed by Richard
Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art
Institute of Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
6.5 x 10 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -15 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
16) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: View of the Southwest corner of the
Living Room. In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan
House. Richard Nichel photographed the exterior and interior
after the fire, before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while
Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is
considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. See S#249.57: A
large mirror of the South wall reflects the fireplace on the
North side of the Living Room. Harlan livid in the house from
1892 until 1904 when he moved to New York City. According to
Manson, "because of the clients inalterable determination to
have twin parlors that the architect later bisected this large
front space with an inner partition."
Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910,
1958, p.59. Also seen in the reflection is the partition wall.
The stairs leading down to the entrance is through the doorway
on the right. The doorways leading out to the terrace are on the
far left, out of view. Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy
of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
10 x 6 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -16 |
|
|
|
 |
Date:
1963
Title:
17) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Description: View of the Northeast corner of the
Living Room. In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan
House. Richard Nichel photographed the exterior and interior
after the fire, before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while
Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is
considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. The mosaic
fireplace is on the North side of the living room. The doors on
the right lead out to the terrace. Photographed by Richard
Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art
Institute of Chicago.
Additional details...
Size:
10 x 6.25 B&W photograph.
S#:
1565.57.0420 -17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DR. ALLISON W. HARLAN HOUSE |
|
|
|
Dr.
Allison Wright Harlan House, Chicago, IL (1892 - S.018). Dr.
Allison W. Harlan was a successful Chicago Dentist. Born on
November 15, 1851 and died on March 6, 1909 at the age of
57. He moved to Chicago in 1869. "Dr. Harlan was one of the
most active and best known dental practitioners in the
United States." The Bur, March 1909, p.35. In 1881,
he was appointed a member of the first Board of Dental
Examiners. In 1881 he also assisted in organizing the
Chicago College of Dental Surgery and on of the first Board
Members. He wrote the first published article suggesting the
holding of of the Columbian Exposition in 1893. He belonged
to numerous dental and medical societies, attending
conferences throughout the world. He established The
Dental Review, and was the Editor for years. It was
reported in the Western Dental Journal that his death was
caused by complications from a fall during a trip to Boston.
The Harlan House
was one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s first "Bootlegged" Houses.
Designed in 1892 (FLLW #9204), Wright wrote, "Other debts
pressing toward the end of the five-year term, I accepted
several houses on my own account, one for Dr. Harlan, one
for Warren McArthur and one for George Blossom. I did not
try anything radical because I could not follow them up. I
could not follow up because I did these houses out of office
hours, not secretly. And Mr. Sullivan soon became aware of
them. He was offended and refused to issue the deed to the
Oak Park house; the deed was due because the little house
was now paid for."
An Autobiography,
Wright 1932, p.106. According to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer,
Frank Lloyd Wright wrote on one of the drawings, "The Harlan
House - the first building designed while with Adler and
Sullivan that was as I would have it – Harlan House may
|
|
be said to
be the beginning of my own practice."
Wright 1885-1916,
2011, p.35.
Designed
in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged"
houses. There are two cantilevered balconies, one that runs
the length of the front of the house, and a shorter balcony
on the South elevation. The face of the balcony and is
covered in Sullivanesque panels,
and are topped with planters. Just below the roof line is
another simplified cut-out design, which is repeated in the
dormer above. The entrance is reached on the left side of
the house. Stairs lead up to a hall that is open on the
second floor. The Library is straight ahead, Living Room to
the right, Dining and Kitchen to the left. Five sets of
floor to ceiling doors (and or windows) in the Living Room
open to an enclosed Terrace.
Over time, the front balcony was modified, and the side
balcony eliminated, exposing the large semi-circular window
in the stairwell.
According to Grant Manson, there are ten projects that fall
within the "Bootlegged" Houses: 1)
Dr. A. W Harlan, Chicago,
1891 - Demolished - . (S.018); 2) W. S. MacHarg, Chicago,
1891 - Demolished - (S.010); 3) Warren McArthur, Chicago,
1892 (S.011); 4) George Blossom,
Chicago, 1892 (S.014); 5)
Robert Emmond, La Grange, 1892 (S.015); 6)
Thomas H. Gale,
Oak Park, 1892 (S.016); 7) Robert P. Parker,, Oak Park, 1892
(S.017); 8) Walter Gale, Oak Park, 1893 (S.020); 9) Orrin S. Goan,
La Grange, 1893 (unexecuted); 10)
Peter Goan, La
Grange, 1893 (S.029). William Storrer added an additional,
W. Irving Clark, La Grange, 1893 (S.013). In 1893, Wright
set up his own practice. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARLAN HOUSE FLOOR PLAN 1892 |
| |
 |
|
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House,
Chicago, Illinois, Floor Plan 1892 (1892 - S.018). First
floor plan for the Allison Harlan House. Designed in 1892
while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it
is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. The
entrance is reached on the left side of the house. Stairs
lead up to a hall that is open on the second floor. The
Library is straight ahead, Living Room to the right, Dining
and Kitchen to the left. Five sets of floor to ceiling doors
(and or windows) in the Living Room open to an enclosed
Terrace. Illustration courtesy of
In The Nature Of
Materials, Hitchcock, 1942, plate 22.
Modified by Douglas M. Steiner. (S#0013.16.0420) |
| |
| |
| |
|
HARLAN HOUSE CIRCA 1892 |
|
|
 |
1) Dr.
Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1892 (1892
- S.018). View of the Harlan House from the East. Note: This
photograph has not been dated. Our conclusion: It is very
similar to image published in The Inland Architect, 1897.
The vegetation on the left and right side of the Terrace is
similar. The balcony planters do not have plantings in them.
This could have been taken just after construction was
complete, or a few years after. We lean toward this being an
earlier view.
There are three children standing to the
left of the terrace. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd
Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one
of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. There are two cantilevered
balconies, one that runs the length of the front of the
house, and a shorter balcony on the South elevation. The
face, side and possibly the base of the balcony is covered
in sullivanesque panels, and the front balcony is topped
with planters. Just below the roof line is another
simplified cut-out design, which is repeated in the dormer
above. The entrance is reached on the left side of the
house. Stairs lead up to a hall that is open on the second
floor. The Library is straight ahead, Living Room to the
right, Dining and Kitchen to the left. Five sets of floor to
ceiling doors (and or windows) in the Living Room open to an
enclosed Terrace. A side entrance is seen on the left. Over
time, the front balcony was modified, and the side balcony
eliminated. Thank you to Greg Brewer for supplying this
photograph. (S#0013.29.0524) |
|
|
 |
|
2A) Dr.
Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1900 (1892
- S.018). View of the Harlan House from the East. Note: This
photograph has not been dated. It is very similar to image
published in The Inland Architect, 1897. The vegetation on
the left and right side of the Terrace is similar. The
balcony planters do not have plantings in them. The tree on
the far right, 10-20 years old, does not exist in the 1897
view, so this cou8ld have been taken just after construction
was complete, or a few years after, and the tree was cut
down before the 1897 view. We lean toward this being an
earlier view. There are three children standing to the left
of the terrace. (S#0041.38.0420) |
|
|
 |
|
2B) Detail
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1900. |
|
|
 |
|
2C) Detail
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1900. |
|
|
 |
|
2D) Detail
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1900. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARLAN HOUSE 1897 |
| |
 |
|
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House,
Chicago, Illinois, View 1897 (1892 - S.018). View of the
Harlan House from the Southeast. Published in
The Inland Architect and News Record,
July, 1897, Volume XXIX, No. 6. Designed in 1892 while Frank
Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is
considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. There are
two cantilevered balconies, one that runs the length of the
front of the house, and a shorter balcony on the South
elevation. The face, side and possibly the base of the
balcony is covered in sullivanesque panels, and the front
balcony is topped with planters. Just below the roof line is
another simplified cut-out design, which is repeated in the
dormer above. The entrance is reached on the left side of
the house. Stairs lead up to a hall that is open on the
second floor. The Library is straight ahead, Living Room to
the right, Dining and Kitchen to the left. Five sets of
floor to ceiling doors (and or windows) in the Living Room
open to an enclosed Terrace. A side entrance is seen on the
left. Over time, the front balcony was modified, and the
side balcony eliminated, exposing the large semi-circular
window in the stairwell. (S#0023.01.0524) |
|
 |
|
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House,
Chicago, Illinois, View 1897 (1892 - S.018). View of the
Harlan House from the Southeast. Published in The Inland
Architect and News Record, July, 1897, Volume XXIX, No. 6.
Text: "A Chicago Residence. Frank L. Wright, Architect."
Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for
Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s
"bootlegged" houses. There are two cantilevered balconies,
one that runs the length of the front of the house, and a
shorter balcony on the South elevation. The face, side and
possibly the base of the balcony is covered in Sullivanesque
panels, and the front balcony is topped with planters. Just
below the roof line is another simplified cut-out design,
which is repeated in the dormer above. The entrance is
reached on the left side of the house. Stairs lead up to a
hall that is open on the second floor. The Library is
straight ahead, Living Room to the right, Dining and Kitchen
to the left. Five sets of floor to ceiling doors (and or
windows) in the Living Room open to an enclosed Terrace. A
side entrance is seen on the left. Over time, the front
balcony was modified, and the side balcony eliminated,
exposing the large semi-circular window in the stairwell.
(Sweeney 23) (S#0023.00.0420) |
| |
 |
|
Detail Dr. Allison W. Harlan House,
Chicago, Illinois, View 1897 (1892 - S.018). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARLAN HOUSE CIRCA 1930 |
|
|
 |
|
Dr.
Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1930 (1892
- S.018). View of the Harlan House from the Southeast. Note:
The Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago,
dates this photograph from the 1940s. The lot on the left is
vacant, the apartment building on the right has been built.
The balconies are intact, and this was taken before the
Gilman Land phonograph dated 1935-40 by the same library.
The balcony planters have been removed. Designed in 1892
while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it
is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. There are
two cantilevered balconies, one that runs the length of the
front of the house, and a shorter balcony on the South
elevation. The face, side and possibly the base of the
balcony is covered in Sullivanesque panels, and the front
balcony is topped with planters. Just below the roof line is
another simplified cut-out design, which is repeated in the
dormer above. The entrance is reached on the left side of
the house. Stairs lead up to a hall that is open on the
second floor. The Library is straight ahead, Living Room to
the right, Dining and Kitchen to the left. Five sets of
floor to ceiling doors (and or windows) in the Living Room
open to an enclosed Terrace. A side entrance is seen on the
left. Over time, the front balcony was modified, and the
side balcony eliminated. (S#0249.55.0420) |
|
|
 |
|
Detail
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1930. |
|
|
 |
|
Detail
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1930. |
|
|
 |
|
Detail
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1930. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARLAN HOUSE HALL CIRCA 1930 |
|
|
 |
|
Dr.
Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1930 (Not
Dated) (1892 - S.018). View of the interior hall of the
Harlan House from the North. Published in
Frank Lloyd Wright To 1910. Caption:
"Fig. 41. Newel post and stair well in the Harlan house. The
ornament carved into the wood is Sullivanesque. The ‘lightolier’
atop the newel post cannot, needless to say , be ascribed to
Wright." The Living Room is to the far left. Stairs on the
left side of the Newel post lead down to the entrance. The
door in the lower left is the interior front door. The
stairs on the right lead to the second floor. The screen
behind the newel repeats the newel design. The hall is open
to the second floor. The balustrade, made up of vertical
spindles, runs around the upper level. The semi-circular
window in the stair well can be seen through the spindles.
Photographer unknown. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright To 1910,
Manson, 1958, p.59. Not dated. (S#0249.56.0420) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARLAN HOUSE LIVING ROOM CIRCA 1930 |
|
|
 |
|
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1930 (Not
Dated) (1892 - S.018).
View of the Southwest corner of the
Living Room. A large mirror of the South wall reflects the
fireplace on the North side of the Living Room. Harlan livid in
the house from 1892 until 1904 when he moved to New York City.
According to Manson, "because of the clients inalterable
determination to have twin parlors that the architect later
bisected this large front space with an inner partition."
Frank Lloyd Wright To 1910, 1958,
p.59. Also seen in the reflection is the partition. The
stairs down to the entrance can be seen through the doorway,
as-well-as the Sullivanesque panel that tops the wall
between the two stairways. (S#0249.57.0420) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARLAN HOUSE CIRCA 1935 - 1945 |
|
|
 |
|
Dr.
Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1935-45
(1892 - S.018). View of the Harlan House from the East.
Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for
Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s
"bootlegged" houses. There has been a major revision to the
cantilevered balcony. It does not run the full length of the
front of the house. The vertical posts and the cut-out trim
that ran just below the roof line and which was repeated
above the windows in the dormers has been removed. The
Sullivanesque panels that covered the face and sides of the
balcony was either discarded or added under the new balcony.
Bracing was added under the new balcony. The balcony
planters have been removed. The balcony on the South
elevation was removed completely, and an addition window
added between the semi-circular window and the front of the
house. An apartment building to the left has been built on
the vacant lot. A woman is standing on the Terrace. A metal
fence surrounds the front yard. The entrance is reached on
the left side. Stairs lead up to a hall that is open on the
second floor. The Library is straight ahead, Living Room to
the right, Dining and Kitchen to the left. Five sets of
floor to ceiling doors (and or windows) in the Living Room
open to an enclosed Terrace. Photographed by Gilman Lane.
(S#0397.51.0420) |
|
|
 |
|
Detail
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1935-45. |
|
|
 |
|
Detail
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1935-45. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARLAN HOUSE CIRCA 1951 |
|
|
 |
|
Dr. Allison
W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1951 (1892 - S.018).
View of the Harlan House from the Northeast. This view shows
the major change to the original cantilevered balcony. It
appears more as a decorative element than a balcony. The
Sullivanesque panels that covered the face and sides of the
balcony was either discarded or added under the new balcony.
The bracing added under the revised balcony is visible. The
entrance is reached on the left side. Five sets of floor to
ceiling doors (and or windows) in the Living Room open to an
enclosed Terrace. Photographed by Harriet Dyer Adams. (S#0857.40.0420) |
|
|
 |
|
Dr. Allison
W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1951 (1892 - S.018).
View of the Southeast corner of the Harlan House. This view
shows the major change to the original cantilevered balcony.
It appears more as a decorative element than a balcony. The
Sullivanesque panels that covered the face and sides of the
balcony was either discarded or added under the new balcony.
The bracing added under the revised balcony is visible. The
entrance is reached through the opening below the house
numbers. Photographed by Harriet Dyer Adams. (S#0857.41.0420) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HARLAN HOUSE 1963 |
|
|
 |
|
1) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Viewed from the East. In 1963 a
fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel
photographed the exterior and interior after the fire, before it
was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still
worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s
"bootlegged" houses. The opening on the left led to the
entrance. The five floor to ceiling doors and/or windows on the
right led from the living room out to the terrace. Photographed
by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives,
Art Institute of Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -1) |
|
|
 |
|
2) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Viewed from the Northeast. In
1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard
Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the fire,
before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd
Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of
Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. The opening on the left led to the
entrance. The five floor to ceiling doors and/or windows on the
right led from the living room out to the terrace. The balcony
was revised, removing the Sullivanesque panels that covered the
face and sides of the balcony. The bracing under the balcony was
also added. It is also interesting to note that the brick walls
surrounding the terrace are demolished, leading to speculation
that possibly the house was vacant when it was destroyed by
fire. The interior rooms are void of any furniture. Photographed
by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives,
Art Institute of Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -2) |
|
|
 |
|
3) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Viewed from the Southeast. In
1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard
Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the fire,
before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd
Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of
Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. Detailed view of the reconstructed
balcony. The three center braces are steel. The two outside
braces are wood. This image indicates that not only was the
front and sides of the balcony covered with the decorative
Sullivanesque panels, but so was the underside of the balcony.
When the balcony was revised, it was shortened on both ends. It
is very clear from this image that they cut off approximately
three-quarters of the end panels, and placed the braces over the
existing panels. Nichel spent time documenting and salvaging at
least one of the Sullivanesque panels. The five floor to ceiling
doors and/or windows on the right led from the living room out
to the terrace. Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the
Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -3) |
|
|
 |
|
4) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
Viewed from the Southeast. In
1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard
Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the fire,
before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd
Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of
Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. Detailed view of the reconstructed
balcony and Sullivanesque panels. The three center braces are
steel. The two outside braces are wood. This image indicates
that not only was the front and sides of the balcony covered
with the decorative Sullivanesque panels, but so was the
underside of the balcony. When the balcony was revised, it was
shortened on both ends. It is very clear from this image that
they cut off approximately three-quarters of the end panels, and
placed the braces over the existing panels. Nichel spent time
documenting and salvaging at least one of the Sullivanesque
panels. Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of Urban
Remains Museum Archives, Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -4) |
|
|
 |
|
5) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018).
In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr.
Allison W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel photographed the
exterior and interior after the fire, before it was demolished.
Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
Detailed view of the reconstructed balcony and Sullivanesque
panels. The three center braces are steel. The two outside
braces are wood. This image indicates that not only was the
front and sides of the balcony covered with the decorative
Sullivanesque panels, but so was the underside of the balcony.
When the balcony was revised, it was shortened on both ends. It
is very clear from this image that they placed the braces over
the existing panels. Nichel spent time documenting and salvaging
at least one of the Sullivanesque panels. Photographed by
Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives,
Art Institute of Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -5) |
|
|
 |
|
6) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018). In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House.
Richard Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the
fire, before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank
Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered
one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. Detailed view of the
reconstructed balcony and Sullivanesque panels. This image
indicates that not only was the front and sides of the balcony
covered with the decorative Sullivanesque panels, but so was the
underside of the balcony. When the balcony was revised, it was
shortened on both ends. It is very clear from this image that
they placed the braces over the existing panels. Nichel spent
time documenting and salvaging at least one of the Sullivanesque
panels. Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of Urban
Remains Museum Archives, Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -6) |
|
|
 |
|
7) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018). In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House.
Richard Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the
fire, before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank
Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered
one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. Detailed view of the
Sullivanesque panels. Nichel spent time documenting and
salvaging at least one of the Sullivanesque panels. Photographed
by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of Urban Remains Museum Archives,
Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -7) |
|
|
 |
|
8) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018). In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House.
Richard Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the
fire, before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank
Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered
one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. Detailed view of a salvaged
Sullivanesque panel. Nichel spent time documenting and salvaging
at least one of the Sullivanesque panels. Photographed by
Richard Nichel. Courtesy of Urban Remains Museum Archives,
Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -8) |
|
|
 |
|
9) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018). In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House.
Richard Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the
fire, before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank
Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered
one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. Detailed view of a salvaged
Sullivanesque panel. Nichel spent time documenting and salvaging
at least one of the Sullivanesque panels. Photographed by
Richard Nichel. Courtesy of Urban Remains Museum Archives,
Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -9) |
|
|
 |
|
10) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018). View of the back Southwest corner. In 1963 a fire gutted
the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel photographed the
exterior and interior after the fire, before it was demolished.
Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
The doorway at the top of the stairs leads to the Kitchen. It is
also interesting to note that there does not appear to be very
much fire damage to this back portion of the house, which lead
to speculation that possibly the house was vacant when it was
destroyed by fire. It appears very dilapidated. Photographed by
Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives,
Art Institute of Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -10) |
|
|
 |
|
11) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018). View of the interior hall and stairway from the North.
In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard
Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the fire,
before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd
Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of
Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. The newel post and stairway are
visible in the foreground. The Living Room was to the far left.
Stairs on the left side of the Newel post led down to the
entrance. The stairs on the right led to the second floor. The
hall was opened to the second floor. The balustrade, made up of
vertical spindles, which ran around the upper level was
destroyed by the fire. Remains of the semi-circular window in
the stair well can be seen in the background of the second
level. Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson
and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -11) |
|
|
 |
|
12) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018). Detail view of the newel post. The ornamental detail
carved into the wood is Sullivanesque. In 1963 a fire gutted the
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel photographed the
exterior and interior after the fire, before it was demolished.
Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson and
Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -12) |
|
|
 |
|
13) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018). Detail view of the newel post. The ornamental detail
carved into the wood is Sullivanesque In 1963 a fire gutted the
Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel photographed the
exterior and interior after the fire, before it was demolished.
Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis
Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses.
Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson and
Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -13) |
|
|
 |
|
14) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018). Detail view of the newel post salvaged by Richard
Nichel. The ornamental detail carved into the wood is
Sullivanesque. In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan
House. Richard Nichel photographed the exterior and interior
after the fire, before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while
Frank Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is
considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. Photographed by
Richard Nichel. Courtesy of Urban Remains Museum Archives,
Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -14) |
|
|
 |
|
15) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018). View of the destruction of the fire. In 1963 a fire
gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard Nichel
photographed the exterior and interior after the fire, before it
was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank Lloyd Wright still
worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered one of Wright’s
"bootlegged" houses. Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy of
the Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -15) |
|
|
 |
|
16) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018). In 1963 a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House.
Richard Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the
fire, before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank
Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is considered
one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. See S#249.57: A large
mirror of the South wall reflects the fireplace on the North
side of the Living Room. Harlan livid in the house from 1892
until 1904 when he moved to New York City. According to Manson,
"because of the clients inalterable determination to have twin
parlors that the architect later bisected this large front space
with an inner partition."
Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910,
1958, p.59. Also seen in the reflection is the partition wall.
The stairs leading down to the entrance is through the doorway
on the right. The doorways leading out to the terrace are on the
far left, out of view. Photographed by Richard Nichel. Courtesy
of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago.
(S#1565.57.0420 -16) |
|
|
 |
|
17) Dr. Allison W. Harlan House, Chicago, Illinois, 1963 (1892 -
S.018). View of the Northeast corner of the Living Room. In 1963
a fire gutted the Dr. Allison W. Harlan House. Richard
Nichel photographed the exterior and interior after the
fire, before it was demolished. Designed in 1892 while Frank
Lloyd Wright still worked for Louis Sullivan, it is
considered one of Wright’s "bootlegged" houses. The mosaic
fireplace is on the North side of the living room. The doors
on the right lead out to the terrace. Photographed by
Richard Nichel. Courtesy of the Ryerson and Burnham
Archives, Art Institute of Chicago. (S#1565.57.0420 -17) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
