Monadnock Building, Chicago: Framing plan

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Framing plan

Date:

after 1889

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawing
structural drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and black and red ink

Dimensions:

sheet: 55.7 x 94.9 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:211

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Document Type:

schedule (architectural record)

Method of Projection:

framing plan

Point of View:

general view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is dirty and has blue printing stains and creases throughout.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, l.r.: with title, architectural firm's name and "B" [within circles; drawing number]; b. and c.l.: with notes concerning design of steel framing; u.l.: with schedule of steel components; and throughout: with dimensions

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

steel structural frame

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

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