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DR. ALLISON W. HARLAN HOUSE (1892 - S.018)
   
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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)
   
   
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