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            The Burnham Mansion was designed by Daniel Burnham and John Wellborn Root architects for Albert and Julia Burnham in 1884 and the veranda was modified by Rapp and Rapp. Albert and Julia Burnham were instrumental in the growth of public institutions in Champaign with the city's first public library (Burnham Athenaeum (which is still extant and on the National Register of Historic Places) and Burnham City Hospital (which is now demolished). The school district wanted to demolish the mansion for a parking lot, but due to intense preservation publicity a savior came in and wanted to move it one block east instead. Unfortunately at the last second the financing for acquiring the lot fell through and the Champaign Unit 4 School District refused to extend its deadline. John Wellborn Root's designed elements are being stripped out and headed to a salvage yard in Peoria. PACA, the Champaign based preservation group, retrieved a lot of the exterior elements. The house was demolished on September 11, 2018.
   

Taken on: May 23, 2018

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Camera: samsung -SM-G930A, f/1.7, 1/522 sec, 4.2mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	samsung -SM-G930A
Aperture:	f/1.7
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/522)
Focal Length:	4.2mm
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
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Exposure Program:	Program AE
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