Monadnock Building, Chicago: Plan for masonry piers

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Plan for masonry piers

Date:

after 1889

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing
structural drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 59.0 x 74.7 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:180

Drawing Type:

line drawing
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)

Point of View:

general view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is creased throughout.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, throughout: with pier letters and notes such as "very light", "OK" and "fair" [possibly indicating load size]

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

masonry piers (supporting elements)

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

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