Monadnock Building, Chicago: Plan for the American Exchange National Bank

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Plan for the American Exchange National Bank

Date:

printed after 1889

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 reprographic copy(ies)

Stage and Purpose:

design drawing

Technique and media:

Blueprint

Dimensions:

sheet (irreg.; approx.): 70,6 x 95,5 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:470

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)
floor plan

Point of View:

general view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- This print is in very poor condition; several pieces are detached. There are large tears and losses throughout with some repairs in linen tape at verso. The edges, which have been reinforced with linen tape, have extensive perforations and losses.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, on the original, c: with title; c.r.: "Exclusive Property of A.H. Andrews & Co."; and throughout: with dimensions and building components

Subject:

architecture
interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

bank (building)

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

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