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'''Brooke Browning Burnham'' (born [[April 18]], [[1887]]; died [[March 4]], [[1962]] in [[Birmingham]]) was an architect working in [[Birmingham]] from about [[1910]] until his death. | '''Brooke Browning Burnham''' (born [[April 18]], [[1887]]; died [[March 4]], [[1962]] in [[Birmingham]]) was an architect working in [[Birmingham]] from about [[1910]] until his death. | ||
Burnham graduated from George Washington University in St Louis, Missouri in [[1909]] and spend a year working with Glenn Brown there before moving to Birmingham. He opened his own office in the [[City Federal Building|Comer Building]] in [[1917]]. In [[1933]], during the [[Great Depression]], he went to work for the federal government. He returned to his own practice in [[1936]] and entered into a partnership of [[Burnham, Echols & Smith]] in June [[1945]]. | Burnham graduated from George Washington University in St Louis, Missouri in [[1909]] and spend a year working with Glenn Brown there before moving to Birmingham. He opened his own office in the [[City Federal Building|Comer Building]] in [[1917]]. In [[1933]], during the [[Great Depression]], he went to work for the federal government. He returned to his own practice in [[1936]] and entered into a partnership of [[Burnham, Echols & Smith]] in June [[1945]]. | ||
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* [[Avondale Park]] pavilion | * [[Avondale Park]] pavilion | ||
* [[Dulion Apartments]], 1920 | * [[Dulion Apartments]], 1920 | ||
* [[Hood-McPherson building (Ensley)]], 1926 | |||
* [[Ramsay-McCormick Building]], 1929 | * [[Ramsay-McCormick Building]], 1929 | ||
* [[Walter Miller residence]], 5343 [[7th Avenue South]], 1937 | * [[Walter Miller residence]], 5343 [[7th Avenue South]], 1937 | ||
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[[Category:Brooke Burnham buildings|*]] | |||
[[Category:1887 births]] | [[Category:1887 births]] | ||
[[Category:1962 deaths]] | [[Category:1962 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Architects]] | [[Category:Architects]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:55, 17 March 2020
Brooke Browning Burnham (born April 18, 1887; died March 4, 1962 in Birmingham) was an architect working in Birmingham from about 1910 until his death.
Burnham graduated from George Washington University in St Louis, Missouri in 1909 and spend a year working with Glenn Brown there before moving to Birmingham. He opened his own office in the Comer Building in 1917. In 1933, during the Great Depression, he went to work for the federal government. He returned to his own practice in 1936 and entered into a partnership of Burnham, Echols & Smith in June 1945.
Notable works
- Avondale Park pavilion
- Dulion Apartments, 1920
- Hood-McPherson building (Ensley), 1926
- Ramsay-McCormick Building, 1929
- Walter Miller residence, 5343 7th Avenue South, 1937
- Hury Amusement Co. theater in Nashville, Tennessee
References
- "Brook Burnham [sic], Architect, Dies" (March 5, 1962) The Birmingham News
- Schneider, David and Susan Enzwiler (August 30, 2008) "Ramsey-McCormack Building" National Register of Historic Places Registration Form