Daniel Burnham facts for kids
Daniel Hudson Burnham (September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912) was an American architect and urban designer. Burnham helped create buildings or streets in Washington, D.C., in New York City, and in his hometown of Chicago. He helped create Navy Pier.
Burnham was born on September 4, 1846 in Henderson, New York. He was raised in Chicago, Illinois. He was rejected from Yale University and at Harvard University. Burnham was married to Margaret Sherman from 1876 until his death in 1912. They had two children. Burnham died on June 1, 1912 in Heidelberg, Germany from diabetes, aged 65. He was buried in Graceland Cemetery in Uptown, Chicago.
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The Montauk Building, c.1886
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The Agricultural Building at night (1893)
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Title page of first edition
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Burnham c.early 1900s
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Daniel Burnham's headstone in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois
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Union Stock Yard Gate, Chicago (1879, photo: 2007)
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Union Station in Washington, D.C., (1908, photo: 1974)
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Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library
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Burnham's childhood home in Henderson, New York
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Masonic Temple Building in Chicago
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Court of Honor and Grand Basin — World's Columbian Exposition
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Burnham and Bennett's plan for San Francisco
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Burnham's Plan for Manila
