Monadnock Building, Chicago: Plan for commercial spaces

People:

Daniel Hudson Burnham (architect)
Peter Brooks (developer)
Shepherd Brooks (developer)
Unknown, United States, late 19th century (draughtsman)
Owen Franklin Aldis (real estate agent)
George A. Fuller Company (contractors)
Shepherd Brooks (client)
Peter Brooks (client)

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Plan for commercial spaces

Date:

1891-1892

Description:

- The signature "Albert Buihung" apparently indicates the future tenant's approval of the layout.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

contract drawing
design drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 53.5 x 65.7 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:213

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

floor plan

Point of View:

general view

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.r.: "D.H. Burnham Architect"; and throughout: with dimensions and space functions signed and inscribed - by the clients/tenants, in pen and black ink, l.r.: "O.K. / Albert Buihung [?]"; and in graphite, l.r.: with an illeg. signature [signature apparently indicates approval of drawing]

Subject:

architecture
interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

stores

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

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