Monadnock Building, Chicago: Sectional and plan details for the bay window framing

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Sectional and plan details for the bay window framing

Date:

after 1889

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing
detail drawing
structural drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite and blue pencil

Dimensions:

sheet: 86.7 x 51.4 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:179

Drawing Type:

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

Method of Projection:

plans (drawings)
sections (orthographic drawings)

Point of View:

partial view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is creased throughout and is folded t. to b. at c.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman and perhaps other unknown hands, in graphite and blue pencil, c.r: "Dearborn Street & 4th Avenue"; l.r: ,"3 [within circles; drawing number] / 21 [within circles; drawing number] / Sheet of Details"; and throughout: with dimensions, load and area calculations and notes concerning design of bay window structure

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

bay windows
steel structural frame
brackets (structural elements)

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

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