The Norton–Burnham House, (also known as the Chester Norton House;
Daniel Hudson Burnham Birthplace) is a historic house located at 7185
NY 3 in
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Jefferson County, New York
Jefferson County is a county on the northern border of the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,721. Its county seat is Watertown. The county is named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United St ...
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The limestone house was built by Chester Norton, one of the original settlers of the community.
["Governor Cuomo Announces Recipients of 2015 Historic Preservation Awards" https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-recipients-2015-historic-preservation-awards] Daniel Burnham
Daniel Hudson Burnham (September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912) 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 ...
, the noted architect, urban planner, and key proponent of the
City Beautiful Movement
The City Beautiful Movement was a reform philosophy of North American architecture and urban planning that flourished during the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of introducing beautification and monumental grandeur in cities. It was a part of the ...
, was born in the house in 1846.
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Burnham and Root buildings
Houses completed in 1818
Houses in Jefferson County, New York
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, New York
1818 establishments in New York (state)
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