Basic Biographical Details

Name: D H Burnham & Co
Designation:  
Born: 1896
Died: After 1910
Bio Notes: Daniel Hudson Burnham was born in Henderson, New York in 1846 and commenced practice in Chicago in 1873 in partnership with John Wellborn Root, who had been a fellow draughtsman in the office of Carter, Drake & Wight until that time. The practice of Burnham & Root lasted until Root's death in 1891. Thereafter Burnham practised alone until 1896 when he founded the firm of D H Burnham & Company, with Ernest R Graham, E C Shanklin and Charles Atwood the other partners. Burnham remained in charge of the firm until his death in 1912.

Private and Business Addresses

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 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 1Chicago, Illinois, United States of AmericaBusiness   

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

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 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1Alexander Smeaton Robertson19091910Assistant 

Buildings and Designs

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 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 11906Selfridges  LondonEnglandOrginal plans prepared. Daniel Burnham visited London in connection with the project in April 1907.

References

Bibliographic References

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 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Withey, Henry F and Withey, Elsie Rathburn1970Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased)Facsimile editionLos Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc (originally published in 1956)