Name/Title
The Engineering Building S. W. Cor. Wacker Drive & Wells St. Chicago No. 1260; 17A, Wacker Drive Entrance, (55 drawings total)Entry/Object ID
2007.175.24Description
Working architectural drawing for the Engineering Building.Artwork Details
Medium
Graphite on tracing paperAcquisition
Notes
Collection of DePaul University, gift of funds from the Richard Driehaus Charitable Lead TrustMade/Created
Artist
Daniel H. Burnham & Company, ArchitectsDate made
1927Place
City
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Notes
chicago
United States
North America, United StatesInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
throughout rectoTranscription
[measurements and architectural notes]Material/Technique
graphiteType
InscriptionLocation
BRTranscription
Wacker Drive Entrance These Prints to be Used for Granite & Terra Cotta Only 17AMaterial/Technique
graphiteLexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
DrawingClass
WORKS ON PAPERDimensions
Dimension Description
sheetWidth
21.25 cmLength
25-3/4 inDimension Description
frameWidth
23-3/4 inLength
30 inExhibition
Building the Business of Architecture: The Burnham Brothers and Chicago in the Golden TwentiesInterpretative Labels
Label
The Engineering Building S. W. Cor. Wacker Drive & Wells St. Chicago No. 1260; 17A, Wacker Drive Entrance, (55 drawings total)
Daniel H. Burnham & Company, Architects
1927
Working architectural drawing for the Engineering Building.