Monadnock Block, Chicago: Twelfth floor and penthouse plan with plans for piers showing the location of pipes

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Block, Chicago: Twelfth floor and penthouse plan with plans for piers showing the location of pipes

Date:

September [?] 1885

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing
mechanical drawings (building systems drawings)
HVAC drawing
plumbing drawing
detail drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and black ink over graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 50.5 x 89.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:075

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

plans (drawings)
floor plan
plumbing plan

Point of View:

general views

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink and graphite, b.: with title and architectural firm's name; c.: "New plan made"; and throughout: with drawing titles, dimensions, pier letters, functions of the spaces, numbers identifying pipes, and notes indicating gas and coal fireplaces

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

penthouse

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

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