Monadnock Building, Chicago: Foundation plan with plan for the bottom course of beams in the crosswalls

People:

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

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Foundation plan with plan for the bottom course of beams in the crosswalls

Date:

after 1889

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

working drawing
structural drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and red and black ink with red ink ? and blue and green wash

Dimensions:

sheet (irreg.; approx.): 83 x 124 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:471

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)

Method of Projection:

plans (drawings)
foundation plan

Point of View:

general view
partial view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- This drawing is in very poor condition with extensive creasing, dirt, losses and stains throughout. There are large tears l.c. and l.l., which have been partially repaired with tracing cloth on the verso.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, l.r.: with title, architectural firm's name and "F. [within circles; drawing number] / REVISED"; l.c. with key to building materials; l.c. and t.: with notes concerning the construction; t. with drawing title; and throughout: with dimensions, building components, pier letters and column numbers

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

foundation (structural element)
rail (object component) grillage footings
rails
ejector
footings
beams (structural elements)

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

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