Monadnock Building, Chicago: Partial first floor framing plan for sections D and E

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Partial first floor framing plan for sections D and E

Date:

after 1889

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing
structural drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite and blue pencil

Dimensions:

sheet (irreg.; approx.): 72 x 92 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:172

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

framing plan

Point of View:

general view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is creased throughout and is folded at c. from t. to b. There are tears at edges. Tear at l.l. has been repaired with a piece of tracing paper on verso.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, blue pencil and pen and blue ink, t.: "Section D Section E"; l.r.: "First floor"; throughout: with load calculations, dimensions and beam numbers

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

steel structural frame

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

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