• Unknown, United States, late 19th century (draughtsman)
• Unknown, United States, late 19th century (engineer)
• Burnham and Root (architectural firm)

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Partial plan showing settlement of piers and columns

1895

- This drawing shows the settlement of the piers and columns of the "Old Monadnock Building" between 1893 and 1895. It has not been determined who made these calculations or executed this drawing.

• record drawing
• dessin de structure

Pen and red ink

sheet: 39.1 x 40.1 cm

DR1986:0767:192

• line drawing

• plan (drawing)

• partial view

dated and inscribed - by the draughtsman ?, in pen and brown ink, u.c.: with title; b.: "North [with arrow]"; l.r.: "182 / page / 3"; t. and b.: "Curb line / Building line" and with street names; l.c.: with compass points; and throughout: with column numbers and pier letters, dates and measurements of pier and column settlement and notes concerning the settlement

• architecture
• ingénierie

• masonry piers (supporting elements)
• steel columns (architectural elements)