Monadnock and Kearsarge Buildings, Chicago: Elevations and details for the second floor windows

People:

Burnham and Root (draughtsman)
Burnham and Root (architectural firm)
Shepherd Brooks (client)
Peter Brooks (developer)
George A. Fuller Company (contractors)
Owen Franklin Aldis (real estate agent)
Peter Brooks (client)
Shepherd Brooks (developer)
Edward Clapp Shankland (engineer)

Title:

Monadnock and Kearsarge Buildings, Chicago: Elevations and details for the second floor windows

Date:

27 August 1891

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawing
detail drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and purple ? and red ink with yellow and green wash and graphite

Dimensions:

sheet (irreg.; approx.; folded): 84.4 x 102.4 cm (33 1/4 x 40 5/16 in.)

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:028

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)
section
elevation (drawing)

Point of View:

general views
partial views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is dirty and has blue printing stains throughout. Tears and losses at the edges.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, in pen and purple ? ink, b.: with title and architectural firm's name; l.r.: "241" [within circles, drawing number]; and throughout: with dimensions and notes concerning the window components stamped and dated - in purple ink, b.: "APPROVED / BURNHAM & ROOT, / AUG 27 1891 / EC Shankland"

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

windows

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

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