Daniel Burnham - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

Graceland Cemetery is the graveyard of Chicago architecture giants including Ludwig Mies van der Rohr, Louis Sullivan, William Holabird, Howard Van Doren Shaw, William LeBaron Jenney, George Elmslie, Bruce Goff, and Burnham's partner John Root.

Well worth the pilgrimage (visit link) Graceland Cemetery is open to the public and maps of the famous graves are available at the administration building or from the security guards.

Almost as a tribute to his urban planning ethos, Burnham's final resting spot is given special attention, being located on the only island in Graceland.

Docent led tours are conducted by the Chicago History Museum (visit link) and the Chicago Cultural Center (visit link) .

Raised and educated in Chicago, Daniel Hudson Burnham gained his early architectural experience with William Le Baron Jenney, the "father of the skyscraper."

In 1873, Burnham formed a partnership with John Wellborn Root (1850-1891) that produced such commissions as (visit link) the Kent House, Masonic Temple (demolished), Monadnock Building, Reliance, Rookery (visit link) , St. Gabriel's Church, and the Union Stock Yard Gate.

Following Root's death in 1891, the firm became known as D.H. Burnham and Co. Its design output continued including the Flatiron building (visit link) , Marshall Field's, People's Gas and the Railway Exchange and public buildings all across the country.

However, Burnham gained an even greater reputation for his influence as a city planner. He supervised the laying out and construction of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and, in 1909, Burnham and his assistant Edward H. Bennett prepared The Plan for Chicago, which is considered the nation's first example of a comprehensive planning document. Burnham also worked on other city plans, including ones for Cleveland, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Manila.

There is a fascinating portrait of Burnham in the book Devil in the White City (visit link) , juxtaposed with the early serial killer "Dr. HH Holmes" against the backdrop of the Columbian Exposition.

Description: Raised and educated in Chicago, Daniel Hudson Burnham gained his early architectural experience with William Le Baron Jenney, the "father of the skyscraper." In 1873, Burnham formed a partnership with John Wellborn Root (1850-1891) that produced such commissions as the Kent House, Masonic Temple (demolished), Monadnock Building, Reliance, Rookery, St. Gabriel's Church, and the Union Stock Yard Gate. Date of birth: 09/04/1846 Date of death: 06/01/1912 Area of notoriety: Art Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Fee required?: No Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed Web site: Not listed

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