Monadnock Block, Chicago: Second and third floor plans with plans for piers showing the location of pipes

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Block, Chicago: Second and third floor plans with plans for piers showing the location of pipes

Date:

September [?] 1885

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design drawing
presentation drawing (proposal)
mechanical drawings (building systems drawings)
HVAC drawing
plumbing drawing
detail drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and black ink over graphite with red, orange and grey wash

Dimensions:

sheet: 50.5 x 77.4 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:081

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)
finished drawing

Method of Projection:

plans (drawings)
floor plans
plumbing plan

Point of View:

general views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is torn at edges. Some of the tears are repaired with pressure-sensitive tape on verso.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink and graphite, b.: with title and architectural firm's name; l.r.: with note identifying fireplaces; c.l.: with note concerning flues; and throughout: with dimensions, drawing titles, pier letters, functions of the spaces, and numbers identifying pipes

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

masonry piers (supporting elements)

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

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