Monadnock Building, Chicago: Foundation plan

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Foundation plan

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: 49.1 x 106.1 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:216

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

foundation plan

Point of View:

general view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is dirty throughout and has tears and losses at the edges. There is a fold at l.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, throughout: with dimensions and foundation components; and in pen and red ink, throughout: with column numbers and pier letters

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

foundation (structural element)

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

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