Daniel Burnham
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Daniel Hudson Burnham was an American architect and urban designer. A proponent of the Beaux-Arts movement, he may have been "the most successful power broker the American architectural profession has
Burnham's childhood home in Henderson, New York
The Montauk Building, c. 1886
Masonic Temple Building in Chicago
Court of Honor and Grand Basin — World's Columbian Exposition
Washington Union Station
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Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is
Daniel Burnham
…designed several famous buildings, including a number of notable skyscrapers in Chicago, the Flatiron Building of triangular shape in New York City, Washington Union Station in Washington D.C., London's Selfridges department store, and San Francisco's Merchants Exchange. Although best known for his skyscrapers, city planning…
Union Station in May 2015
Trains at the station shortly after its completion, c. 1908
Train concourse, c. 1915
U.S.O. Lounge (former Presidential Suite), c. 1960