Monadnock Building, Chicago: Jackson Street elevation and sections through front piers and division walls for the sixteen-storey steel frame project and partial plan for chimney stack and middle bay window piers for the sixteen-storey steel frame project

People:

Burnham and Root (architectural firm)
Peter Brooks (client)
Burnham and Root (draughtsman)
Shepherd Brooks (developer)
Shepherd Brooks (client)
Owen Franklin Aldis (real estate agent)
Peter Brooks (developer)

Title:

Date:

1889

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design drawings
permit drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite with pink wash; verso: graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 87.2 x 109.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:014 R/V

Drawing Type:

line drawings
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)
sections (orthographic drawings)
elevation (drawing)

Point of View:

general views
partial views
exterior views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is dirty and creased throughout, especially at the edges, which also have tears and losses.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, in graphite, b.: with title, drawing titles, architectural firm's name and "20" [within a circle; drawing number]; c. and r.: with floor numbers; and throughout: with dimensions stamped - in purple ink, c.: "The construction of this Building must con- / form in all respects to the City Ordinance, / [illeg. signature] / COMMISSIONER OF BUILDINGS" inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, verso, u.r.: "Old drawings / Monadnock"; and throughout: with drawing titles, dimensions and notes concerning design

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

walls
chimney stack
masonry piers (supporting elements)

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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