Charles R. Larrabee House, Chicago, Illinois, Attic Plan
c. 1863/64
Medium
Ink on linen
Dimensions
48.1 × 26.8 cm (18 15/16 × 10 9/16 in.)
Classification
working drawing
Department
Architecture and Design
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
71538
Art Historical Context
Step into the architectural heart of mid-19th-century Chicago Edward Burling's *Charles R. Larrabee, Chicago, Illinois, Attic Plan* (c. 1863/64). This precise working drawing, housed in the Art Institute of's Architecture and Design department depicts the attic layout for a residential commission by Charles R. Larr, a prominent Chicagoan. Created amid the city's explosive growth during the Civil War, it captures the meticulous planning essential for urban expansion, when Chicago was transforming from frontier town to industrial powerhouse. As a working drawing, this ink-on-linen blueprint ser...