Monadnock Building, Chicago: Framing plan for the stairwell

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Framing plan for the stairwell

Date:

before 31 August 1891

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawing
structural drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and blue and red ink

Dimensions:

sheet: 42.6 x 29.8 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:328

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

framing plan

Point of View:

general view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet has creases and blue printing stains throughout.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, in pen and blue ink, b.: with title, architectural firm's name and note concerning the drawing; and throughout: with dimensions, building components and column numbers signed and inscribed - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, l.r.: "5 copies / AP." stamped and dated - in purple ink, b.: "APPROVED / BURNHAM & ROOT / AUG 31 1891 / EC Shankland / ENGINEER."

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

stairwell
steel structural frame

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

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