Monadnock Building, Chicago: Plan and section for the beams supporting the elevator pulleys

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Plan and section for the beams supporting the elevator pulleys

Date:

printed after 3 Sept 1891

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 reprographic copy(ies)

Stage and Purpose:

design drawing
technical drawing
mechanical drawing (building system drawing)
structural drawing

Technique and media:

Blueprint

Dimensions:

sheet: 59.7 x 76.3 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:370

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)
section

Point of View:

general views

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, on the original, c.r.: with the title and architectural firm's name; and throughout: with dimensions, pulley components, and notes concerning the design of the pulley system stamped and dated - on the original, l.r.: "APPROVED / BURNHAM & ROOT, / SEP 3 1891 / EC Shankland / ENGINEER

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

elevators
beams (supporting equipment)
hydraulic elevators
pulleys

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

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