Rookery Building, Chicago: Plans, elevations and sections for the columns and column components with an axonometric drawing for "quill A"

People:

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

Title:

Rookery Building, Chicago: Plans, elevations and sections for the columns and column components with an axonometric drawing for "quill A"

Date:

between 1885 and 1888

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawing
detail drawing
structural drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and black and red ink with some graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 79.5 x 105.5 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:038

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

axonometric drawing
plans (drawings)
sections (orthographic drawings)
elevations (drawings)

Point of View:

general views
partial views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is dirty and creased throughout. Edges have been folded and torn. Tear at c.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, b.:with title and architectural firm's name; l.r.: "2" [within circles; drawing number] / "O.K."; and throughout: with drawing titles, dimensions, and building materials and notes concerning the design

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

columns (architectural elements)
base plates
brackets (structural elements)

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

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