D. H. Burnham (1842-1912) Collection
Biography/History
The famous Chicago architect, and his firm D. H. Burnham & Co., completed more than a dozen buildings in Pittsburgh between 1898 and 1910, many on prominent sites. Projects included numerous commercial buildings, including a handful of early skyscrapers, and the Union Station.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of drawings of Pittsburgh's Union Station (1898-1903). These include architectural drawings, reproduced as blueprints on linen, with hand-coloring; and structural drawings.
Select Bibliography
Van Trump, James D. Pittsburgh's Neglected Gateway: The Rotunda of the Pennsylvania Railroad Station. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 1968.
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August 20, 1998 -- http://www.library.cmu.edu/Research/ArchArch/burnham.html
Martin Aurand, Architecture Librarian and Archivist, ma1f@andrew.cmu.edu
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