Monadnock Building, Chicago: Plan for the footings

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Plan for the footings

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 (irreg.; approx.; folded): 85 x 87 cm (33 7/16 x 34 1/4 in.)

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:181

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

foundation plan

Point of View:

partial view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is creased throughout and is very dirty with tears and losses at t. and b. edges.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, throughout: with dimensions and number of rails for footings

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

foundation (structural element)
footings

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

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