Monadnock and Kearsarge Buildings, Chicago: Elevations and sectional details for windows, interior doors, partitions and toilet compartments

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock and Kearsarge Buildings, Chicago: Elevations and sectional details for windows, interior doors, partitions and toilet compartments

Date:

printed 1890-1892

Description:

- The condition of this print indicates that it was apparently used on site during the construction of the building.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 reprographic copy(ies)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawing
construction drawing
detail drawing

Technique and media:

Hectograph

Dimensions:

sheet: 101.1 x 123.5 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:274

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

sections (orthographic drawings)
elevations (drawings)

Point of View:

general views
partial views
interior 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.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, on the original, l.r.: with title, architectural firm's name and "222" [within circles; drawing number]; and throughout: with drawing titles, dimensions, materials and notes concerning the designs inscribed - by an unknown hand, on the print, in pen and blue ink, l.r.: "Note / This sheet saved because / original is faint."

Subject:

architecture
interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

doors
windows
woodwork
window frames
partitions
toilet compartments

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

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