The Engineering Building S. W. Cor. Wacker Drive & Wells St. Chicago No. 1260; Sheet No. 9, Thirteenth Floor Plan

Work on Paper

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2007.175.9

Description

Working architectural drawing for the Engineering Building.

Artwork Details

Medium

Graphite on tracing paper

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul University, gift of funds from the Richard Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust

Made/Created

Artist

Daniel H. Burnham & Company, Architects

Place

City

Chicago

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Creation Date: May 5, 1927-June 8,1927

Ethnography

Notes

United States North America, United States Chicago

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

throughout recto

Transcription

[measurements and architectural notes]

Material/Technique

graphite

Type

Inscription

Location

Transcription

Thirteenth Floor Plan

Material/Technique

graphite

Type

Inscription

Location

Transcription

Sheet No. 9 The Engineerging Building S. W. Cor. Wasker Drive & Wells St. Chicago D. H. Burnham & Co. Architects No. 1260 Burnham Building Chicago May 5, 1927- June 8, 1927

Material/Technique

graphite

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Drawing

Class

WORKS ON PAPER

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sheet

Width

29 in

Length

21 in

Exhibition

Building the Business of Architecture: The Burnham Brothers and Chicago in the Golden Twenties

Interpretative Labels

Label

The Engineering Building S. W. Cor. Wacker Drive & Wells St. Chicago No. 1260; Sheet No. 9, Thirteenth Floor Plan Daniel H. Burnham & Company, Architects May 5, 1927-June 8,1927 Working architectural drawing for the Engineering Building.