Kearsarge Building, Chicago: Plans, elevation and section for Chicago and Alton Railway Company chute

People:

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

Title:

Kearsarge Building, Chicago: Plans, elevation and section for Chicago and Alton Railway Company chute

Date:

printed after 30 November 1891

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 reprographic copy(ies)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawing
detail drawing

Technique and media:

Blueprint

Dimensions:

sheet: 28.7 x 68.4 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:459

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

plans (drawings)
section
elevation (drawing)

Point of View:

general views
partial view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet has tears and losses at the edges. Perforations at the l. edge indicate that sheet was formerly bound with other sheets.

Inscription:

dated, signed and inscribed - by the draughtsman, on the original, b.: with title, architectural firm's name and date; t.: "4th Ave." and throughout: with dimensions, materials and notes concerning the design of the chute dated, signed and inscribed - by an unknown hand, on the original, l.r.: "4 copies / AP"

Subject:

architecture
interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

chute

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

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