Kearsarge Building, Chicago: Partial fifteenth floor plan

People:

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

Title:

Kearsarge Building, Chicago: Partial fifteenth floor plan

Date:

1890-1892

Description:

- This drawing is for the floor plan and furnishings for offices for Messrs. R.H. and J.G. Parkinson on the fifteenth floor of the Monadnock Building.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing
mechanical drawing (building system drawing)
electrical drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 71.0 x 60.9 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:203

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

floor plan
utility plan
electrical plan

Point of View:

general view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is dirty throughout.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, b.: with title; c.r.: with notes concerning the design of the partitions and vault doors; and throughout: with functions of the spaces and dimensions

Subject:

architecture
interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

offices
lighting fixtures

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

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