Office building, Chicago: Sections through the south party wall and exterior walls; verso: Sketch elevation for the gable or roof for an unidentified building, possibly an early design for the Monadnock Building

People:

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

Title:

Date:

1884

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design drawing
preliminary drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and black ink with pink, blue and grey wash; verso: graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 67.7 x 39.5 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:090 R/V

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)
sketch

Method of Projection:

sections (orthographic drawings)
elevation (drawing)

Point of View:

partial views
exterior view

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, b.: with drawing titles; and c.: with floor numbers and dimensions

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

walls
roof
gable (architectural element)

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

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