Monadnock Building, Chicago: Partial plan showing settlement of piers and columns

People:

Unknown, United States, late 19th century (draughtsman)
Unknown, United States, late 19th century (engineer)
Burnham and Root (architectural firm)

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Partial plan showing settlement of piers and columns

Date:

1895

Description:

- This drawing shows the settlement of the piers and columns of the "Old Monadnock Building" between 1893 and 1895. It has not been determined who made these calculations or executed this drawing.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing
structural drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and red ink

Dimensions:

sheet: 39.1 x 40.1 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:192

Drawing Type:

line drawing

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)

Point of View:

partial view

Inscription:

dated and inscribed - by the draughtsman ?, in pen and brown ink, u.c.: with title; b.: "North [with arrow]"; l.r.: "182 / page / 3"; t. and b.: "Curb line / Building line" and with street names; l.c.: with compass points; and throughout: with column numbers and pier letters, dates and measurements of pier and column settlement and notes concerning the settlement

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

masonry piers (supporting elements)
steel columns (architectural elements)

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

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