Monadnock Building, Chicago: Ninth and tenth floor plans

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Ninth and tenth floor plans

Date:

printed 1890-1892

Description:

- Twenty hectographs of the Monadnock Building were probably cut apart when the southern half, owned by Shepherd Brooks, became the Kearsarge Building in 1889 (DR1986:0767:120). The southern half of the building (DR1986:0767:466:001-042 and DR1986:0767:467:001-054) was cut out, leaving the northern half (DR1986:0767:048 - DR1986:0767:056, DR1986:0767:248 - DR1986:0767:257, and DR1986:0767:259). The hectographs were possibly divided so that two discrete sets of reprographic copies could be produced for the Monadnock and Kearsarge Buildings.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 reprographic copy(ies)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawing

Technique and media:

Hectograph

Dimensions:

sheet: 91.8 x 121.9 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:252

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

floor plans

Point of View:

general views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is dirty and creased throughout, especially at edges. There are many tears and losses at edges. Perforations at the l. edge indicate that the sheet was formerly bound with other sheets. Two portions of the sheet have been cut out at u.c. and l.c. and the resulting holes have been patched with a sheet of paper on the verso. The cut out pieces are probably included with the 54 floor plans, DR1986:0767:467:001-054.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, on the original, l.r.: with title, architectural firm's name, date and "9" [within circle; drawing number]; c. and l.c.: with drawing titles; and throughout: with dimensions

Subject:

architecture

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

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