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Born November 24, 1859 • Zanesville • Ohio
Died May 17, 1934 (aged 74) • England

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U.S. Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C.
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Daniel H. Burnham.
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Gordon Bunshaft, c. 1950s.
Gordon Bunshaft
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