Monadnock Building

Open URL Monadnock Building
  • Archival Collection Name Burnham Library-University of Illinois Project to Microfilm Architectural Documentation, 1950-1952
  • Rba Digital File Name 000000_19731_14_001.jpg
  • Image Notes Data pertinent to the Monadnock Building and the construction of the Chicago subway, 1938-1944; Description and History of the Monadnock Building, prepared by the Aldis Co., December 3, 1947. Microfilm roll #14, frame #1.
  • Title Or Project Name Monadnock Building
  • Alternate Title Or Project Name Monadnock Block; Kearsarge Building; Katahdin Building; Wachusett Building; Chicago Transit Authority, Subway and Elevated Train System
  • Street Address Or Neighborhood 53-55 W. Jackson Blvd. at S. Dearborn St. (1891 building); 54 W. Van Buren St. (1893 building)
  • City Chicago
  • State Or Province Illinois
  • Country United States
  • Date Designed Or Built 1889-1891 (north building); 1893 (south building)
  • Architect Designer Or Creator Burnham and Root
  • Additional Architect Or Designer Holabird & Roche
  • Architect Or Designer Notes Holabird & Roche [1893 addition]
  • Project Personnel Purdy, Corydon T. [engineer]
  • Project Personnel Notes Purdy, Corydon T. [engineer, 1893 addition]
  • Date Of Object 1936-1944
  • View Or Detail Type Object
  • Digital Collection Name Archival Image Collection
  • Collection Accession Number 1973 1
  • Provenance The Monadnock Building research material, collected and compiled by Mr. Verne O. McClurg, was microfilmed in December, 1951.
  • Original Format Type Microfilm; Manuscript/Typescript
  • Color Type B&W
  • Subject Terms Burnham and Root.; Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912.; Root, John Wellborn, 1850-1891.; Holabird & Roche (Chicago, Ill.); Holabird, William, 1854-1923.; Roche, Martin, 1853-1927.; Purdy, C. T. (Corydon Tyler), 1859-1944.; Chicago Transit Authority.; Office buildings.; Subways.; Architecture--Illinois--Chicago.; Loop (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Reference Url http://digital-libraries.saic.edu:80/cdm/ref/collection/mqc/id/61987
  • Digital Collection Archival Image Collection