Monadnock Building, Chicago: Plans, sections and elevations for the stairs from the basement to the second floor

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Plans, sections and elevations for the stairs from the basement to the second floor

Date:

printed after 5 January 1892

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 reprographic copy(ies)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawing
technical drawing

Technique and media:

Hectograph

Dimensions:

sheet: 58.4 x 91.8 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:083

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

plans (drawings)
sections (orthographic drawings)
elevations (drawings)

Point of View:

general views
interior views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet has vertical crease at l.

Inscription:

dated and inscribed - by the draughtsman, on the original, u.r.: "Order No 1166 / Stair- B'sm't to 2nd Floor / MONADNOCK BUILDING / Bsmt-Painted posts-Nickel-Plated / Balance-Aluminum Revised / 1/2" Scale Jan5/92 / Ordered 90Ft-2" ANGLE IRON"; and throughout: with dimensions, drawing titles and notes concerning the materials inscribed - by an unknown hand, on the print, verso, c.l.: "... [illegible]/ Mr. Perkins"

Subject:

architecture
interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

stairs
metal-work

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

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