Daniel Burnham Jr.

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.

Daniel Hudson Burnham Jr.
Born	(1886-02-22)February 22, 1886 Chicago, Illinois
Died	November 3, 1961(1961-11-03) (aged 75) Evanston, Illinois
Nationality	American
Occupation	Architect

The Carbide & Carbon Building in Chicago, designed by Burnham Brothers, completed in 1929.

Life and career

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]

Architectural works

• Joliet Central High School additions, Joliet, Illinois (1917, 1922, 1924 and 1931, NRHP 1982)
• L. F. Beach Company Department Store, Joliet, Illinois (1919)^[2]
• First National Bank Building, Amboy, Illinois (1921)^[3]
• Childs Building, Chicago, Illinois (1922–23, demolished)^[4]
• Morley Brothers Department Store, Saginaw, Michigan (1922, demolished 1981)^[5]
• Mary Walker Hotel, Joliet, Illinois (1922)^[6]
• Burnham Building, Chicago, Illinois (1924)^[7]
• Central Life Building, Chicago, Illinois (1924, demolished)^[7]
• Dunham Building, Chicago, Illinois (1925, demolished)^[7]
• Joliet Chamber of Commerce Building, Joliet, Illinois (1925)^[8]
• Seneca Hotel, Chicago, Illinois (1926)^[7]
• Clark Adams Building, Chicago, Illinois (1927)^[7]
• Medical and Dental Arts Building, Chicago, Illinois (1927)^[7]
• Engineering Building, Chicago, Illinois (1928)^[7]
• Randolph-Wells Building addition, Chicago, Illinois (1928)^[7]
• YMCA Building, Joliet, Illinois (1928, NRHP 2006)^[8]
• Carbide & Carbon Building, Chicago, Illinois (1929)^[7]
• Loop Center Building, Chicago, Illinois (1929)^[7]
• Southbridge National Bank Building, Southbridge, Massachusetts (1929)^[9]
• Union National Bank Building, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (1930, NRHP 1983)^[10]
• United States Custom House,^[a] Chicago, Illinois (1933, NRHP 2016)
• Thornton Township High School additions,^[b] Harvey, Illinois (1938)^[11]
• Berwyn Municipal Building, Berwyn, Illinois (1939, NRHP 2001)

Gallery of architectural works

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  Burnham Building, Chicago, Illinois, 1924.
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  Clark Adams Building, Chicago, Illinois, 1927.
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  YMCA Building, Joliet, Illinois, 1928.
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  Carbide & Carbon Building, Chicago, Illinois, 1929.
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  Detail of the Carbide & Carbon Building, Chicago, Illinois, 1929.
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  Union National Bank Building, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1930.
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  United States Custom House, Chicago, Illinois, 1933.
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  Berwyn Municipal Building, Berwyn, Illinois, 1939.

Notes

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