Monadnock Building, Chicago: Roof plan, section through the skylight, and sectional and elevational details for the division walls at roof level for the sixteen-storey steel frame project

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Roof plan, section through the skylight, and sectional and elevational details for the division walls at roof level for the sixteen-storey steel frame project

Date:

1889

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing
detail drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite

Dimensions:

sheet (irreg.; approx.; folded): 76 x 104.9 cm (29 15/16 x 41 5/16 in.)

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:030

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

roof plan
section
elevation (drawing)

Point of View:

general view
partial views

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, in graphite, u.l.: "1/2" Scale section thro. Skylight"; u.c.: "Section thro. Division Walls / Elevation"; b.: "Roof Plan"; l.r.: "18" [within a circle; drawing number]; and throughout: with dimensions and notes concerning construction and building materials

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

walls
skylight

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

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