Photographs, 1883. Albert Levy. Three rooms from the Samuel M. Nickerson Residence. 40 East Erie Street Chicago.
En el álbum L' Architecture Americaine no solo se recogen fotos del exterior de las mansiones más importantes de ciudades como Nueva York, Boston o Chicago sino que también el fotógrafo penetra en su interior para hacer fotos de sus lujosos salones.
Podríamos decir que, aquí, su función se aproxima a la de la fotografía de moda que vemos hoy día cuando grandes millonarios nos muestra su poder económica al dejar fotografiar el interior de sus casas. Pienso, sin embargo,que en esa época el trabajo del interior de los edificios ( decoración en el amplio sentido de la palabra) lo llevaban, en muchos casos, arquitectos, bien participaba el del edificio o bien se encargaba a otro arquitecto de interiores.
Blog. Driehaus Museum
Blog. Driehaus Museum
....Interior Designers of the Nickerson Mansion: William August Fiedler. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he found his way to Chicago, taking advantage of the post Chicago Fire building boom. A perfectionist in his pursuit of quality, Fiedler began his career the way many architects of the period did–as an interior designer.
...Fiedler’s impeccable attention to the smallest elements of style shine. He created unique parquet flooring and architectural flourishes with such precision and beauty that he went bankrupt by not charging his wealthy clients enough to compensate for the quality work he produced.
....In 1893 when the World’s Fair drew the curious multitudes to the White City, one of the standout buildings was Fiedler’s Moorish Palace, patterned after the Alhambra of Spain. It was one of three pavilions Fiedler designed for the Colombian Exhibition.
Three
rooms from the Samuel M. Nickerson Residence. 40 East Erie Street
Chicago. 1883 ( American Victorian Architecture A Survey of the 7's and
80's in contemporary photographs. Arnold Lewis and Keith Morgan)
The
dining room, smooking room and bedroom are all from the S.M. Nickerson
residence. These rooms were closely described in Artistic Houses which
noted the flemish Renaissence style on the dining room, the high
wainscoating of the smoking room whith shelves for "collected bria à
brac ", and the general finish of the bedroom with high waisncoating and
a canvas ceiling divided by wooden or brass moldings.
Photographer Albert Levy. Posts
Albert Levy. Fotografía antigua Houlgate. Arquitecto Baumier.
Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: New Haven Connecticut
Albert Levy.James Converse Residence 347 Beacon Street Boston. Fotografo J.H. Besarick architect
Albert Levy The Philadelphia Photographer. Dry Plates. French Photographic emulsion.Boston Public Library
Architect: Burling and Whitehouse. A. Fiedler (decorator)
Owner: Dining-room of the S. M. Nickerson residence
Architect: Burling and Whitehouse. A. Fiedler (decorator)
Owner: Smoking-room of the S. M. Nickerson residence.
( This image listed as being from the Smoking Room is instead from the Reception Room of the Nickerson residence. Source: Richard H. Driehaus Museum)
Architect: Burling and Whitehouse. A. Fiedler (decorator)
Owner: Bedroom of the S. M. Nickerson residence
Album L' Architecture americaine. Front, index
Digital libraries Saic Edu
| Title/Project Name | Nickerson, Samuel M., Residence |
| Alternate Title/Project Name | R.H. Love Galleries |
| Street Address/Neighborhood | 40 E. Erie St. |
| City | Chicago |
| State/Province | Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Date Designed or Built | 1883 |
| Architect/Designer/Creator | Burling and Whitehouse |
| Date of View | c.1885-1900 |
| View or Detail Type | Exterior |
| Image Notes | view from SW |
| Caption/Inscription Text | BRC: 11 |
| Photographer | Taylor, J.W. [Chicago] |
- Hoy día, desde hace pocos años, esta mansión ha sido rehabilitada convirtiéndose en museo
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum immerses visitors in one of the grandest residential buildings of 19th-century Chicago, the Gilded Age home of banker Samuel Mayo Nickerson.
The Life and Work of Edward J. Burling, Architect
Edward J. Burling was, arguably, the first great architect in this city of great architects.
In 1844, he became as the second—ever—architect to set up a practice
in the nascent metropolis. In the 1850s and ‘60s, Burling formed
prominent peaks on Chicago’s very first skyline, designing buildings
like the first Chicago Chamber of Commerce, Tribune Building, Holy Name
Cathedral, US Post Office and Customs House, Marine Bank Building, and
Music Hall....
The Samuel M. Nickerson House,
located at 40 East Erie Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of
Chicago, Illinois, is a Chicago Landmark. It was designed by Edward J.
Burling
of the firm of Burling and Whitehouse and built for Samuel and Mathilda
Nickerson in 1883. Samuel M. Nickerson was a prominent figure in the
rising national banking industry, who was said to have owned at one
point more national bank stock than anyone else in the United States.
The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and today is home to the Richard H. Driehaus Museum.
- Curiosamente este Museo posee varias obras de Herter brothers que crearon grandes piezas de decoración para las mansiones de las grandes fortunas de su tiempo, pues bien, en L'Architecture Americaine los Herter Brothers figuran como arquitectos de las Twin Houses de Nueva York propiedad de W.K. Vanderbilt.
Trained in his
native Germany, Gustave Herter first rose to prominence as a cabinet
maker in New York City. Soon after being joined by his younger brother
Christian in 1864, the renamed firm, "Herter Brothers", began to create
entire decorative schemes of astonishing opulence for the wealthiest
families in America.
The Herter Brothers became the best-known interior furnishings firm in New York during the second half of the nineteenth century. German-born and trained, Gustave (1830-1898) and Christian Herter (1840-1883) opened their New York business in 1865. The Herter Brothers firm established its reputation for exquisite marquetry (decorative inlay) by furnishing the mansions of the New York elite in the popular Renaissance Revival style. Following the Civil War, several revival styles became fashionable in furniture design. The Renaissance Revival style was based loosely on the architecture of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Italy, and often incorporated Greek, Moorish, Egyptian, and other historical motifs.
Their client list reads like a Who’s Who of Gilded Age millionaires: Vanderbilt, Morgan, and Gould of New York; Crocker, Stanford, and Huntington of San Francisco; Potter Palmer of Chicago.
The Herter Brothers became the best-known interior furnishings firm in New York during the second half of the nineteenth century. German-born and trained, Gustave (1830-1898) and Christian Herter (1840-1883) opened their New York business in 1865. The Herter Brothers firm established its reputation for exquisite marquetry (decorative inlay) by furnishing the mansions of the New York elite in the popular Renaissance Revival style. Following the Civil War, several revival styles became fashionable in furniture design. The Renaissance Revival style was based loosely on the architecture of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Italy, and often incorporated Greek, Moorish, Egyptian, and other historical motifs.
Their client list reads like a Who’s Who of Gilded Age millionaires: Vanderbilt, Morgan, and Gould of New York; Crocker, Stanford, and Huntington of San Francisco; Potter Palmer of Chicago.
Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America: Herther Brothers
....The brothers used such materials as ebonized wood, inlays of ivory and gilt, and other ostentatious devices to satisfy the tastes of their wealthy clients. French, English, and Japanese influences are evident in the furniture designs.....
La descripción,detallada, de la casa se puede leer en
Artistic Houses Vol 2. pt. 1. D. Appleton. 1883
D. Appleton and Company, 1883