Monadnock Building, Chicago: Foundation plan with section for the ejector pit and plan for bottom course of beams in the division walls

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Foundation plan with section for the ejector pit and plan for bottom course of beams in the division walls

Date:

16 May 1890

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawing
structural drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and blue, red and black ink with blue wash

Dimensions:

sheet: 84.0 x 104.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:045

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

plans (drawings)
foundation plan
section

Point of View:

general views
partial view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is dirty and creased throughout and has tears and losses at the edges. A small piece of string has been attached to the u.l.

Inscription:

dated, inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, in pen and blue ink, b.: with title, architectural firm's name and key indicating drawing's shading conventions and note explaining drawing; l.r.: "5/16/90 / F. [within two circles; drawing number] / REVISED "; u.l.: "Plan showing bottom courses of beams in / cross walls with separators to every two beams, thus" [with arrows]; u.r.: "Section: Ejector Pit"; and throughout: with dimensions and notes concerning the design signed and inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, l.r.: "DP / 10 copies"

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

foundation (structural element)
rail (object component) grillage footings
ejector
footings
beams (structural elements)

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

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