University of Chicago Chapel

Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue Associates

Building a Nation - Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection

A previously unknown collection of over 25,000 black and white architectural photographs were discovered in a dilapidated house owned by the Indiana Limestone Company in Bedford, Indiana. These images of residences, churches, universities, museums, businesses, and public and municipal buildings, many of which were designed by prominent architects, document the use of Indiana limestone throughout the United States from the late 1800s to mid-1900s. Remarkably holistic in scope, these photographs and their accompanying metadata can be studied across major disciplines such as American history, architectural history, history of technology, urban studies, history of photography, historic preservation, labor history, and the history of geology. The Indiana Geological Survey, the custodian of the Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection, in partnership with the Indiana University Libraries has been cataloging, digitizing, archiving, and publishing online a growing subset of the photographs thanks to funding provided by Indiana University’s Office of the Vice Provost for Research and an LSTA grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Indiana State Library.

Image

University of Chicago Chapel Public Deposited

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Location

Street Address: 5850 S Woodlawn Ave
Coordinates: 41.789129,-87.596932

ILCO ID

IL2661_41

Caption

Caption: Trim of Select Buff
Cut Stone Contractor: Indiana Limestone Company
Photographer/Studio: Chicago Architectural Photographing Co.
General Contractor: Leonard Construction Co.

City

Chicago

Filename

VAC5094-00717

Subject

Universities & colleges
Towers

State

Title

University of Chicago Chapel

Architect

Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue Associates

Physical Description

Kind of Stone: Ashlar: Standard - Coarse
Quantity (cu. ft) and Finish: Shot, Sand, & Diamond Saw
Rustic Buff

Negative Number

O-4907

Persistent URL

http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/images/VAC5094/VAC5094-00717

Source Metadata Identifier

VAC5094-00717

Holding Location

Bloomington - Indiana Geological and Water Survey
Geology Building
1001 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Contact at igsacm@iu.edu, 812-855-7636

Campus

IU Bloomington

Building Date

1927

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Building a Nation - Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection

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