Daniel Burnham Jr.

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Daniel Hudson Burnham Jr.
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Born(1886-02-22)February 22, 1886
Chicago, Illinois, US
DiedNovember 3, 1961(1961-11-03) (aged 75)
Lake Barrington, Illinois, US
OccupationArchitect
File:Carbide and Carbon Building, Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 1940s (NBY 3140).jpg
The Carbide & Carbon Building in Chicago, designed by Burnham Brothers, completed in 1929

Daniel Hudson Burnham Jr. (1886–1961), was an architect and urban planner based in Chicago and one of the sons of the renowned architect and urban planner Daniel H. Burnham. Burnham Jr. was director of public works for the Century of Progress 1933-34 World's Fair in Chicago, the same role his father held for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.

Life and career

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Burnham's grave at Graceland Cemetery

Burnham trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and worked in his father's firm, D. H. Burnham & Company, until after Burnham's death. In 1917 he and his brother, Hubert Burnham, left the successor firm of Graham, Burnham & Company to found their own firm, Burnham Brothers. The old firm, which had been the world's largest architecture firm under Daniel Burnham, was taken over by Ernest Graham and operated for approximately 90 years as Graham, Anderson, Probst & White.

In 1933 Burnham left the firm, and Hubert Burnham formed a new partnership with C. Herrick Hammond called Burnham & Hammond. For six years he was in private practice before returning to his brother with Burnham & Hammond. He practiced with the firm until his retirement in 1959.[1]

Burnham and his wife Martha were killed in an auto accident in Lake Barrington, Illinois on November 3, 1961.[2] They were buried at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.

Architectural works

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Notes

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  1. ^ Designed with associate architects Nimmons, Carr & Wright.
  2. ^ Designed with associate architect H. Frederick Beck.

References

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  1. ^ Diaries of Daniel H. Burnham Jr., viewable online in the Burnham, Daniel H., Jr. and Hubert Burnham Papers, 1890-1978 (bulk 1920-1950), Ryerson and Burnham Architecture and Art Archive.
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  3. ^ "Building in Joliet" in Economist 62, no. 8 (August 23, 1919): 390.
  4. ^ "Illinois" in American Contractor 42, no. 6 (February 5, 1921): 67.
  5. ^ "Childs Building Going Ahead" in Economist 68, no. 7 (August 12, 1922): 373.
  6. ^ "Michigan" in American Contractor 43, no. 34 (September 9, 1922): 46.
  7. ^ "Women in Hotel Work" in Hotel World 94, no. 19 (May 13, 1922): 24.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Frank A. Randall, History of the Development of Building Construction in Chicago (New York: Arno Press, 1972)
  9. ^ a b David A. Belden, Joliet (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2008)
  10. ^ Historic Building Detail: SBD.37
  11. ^ Property Record: 131 S BARSTOW ST
  12. ^ Economist 99, no. 4 (January 22, 1938): 54.

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