Editing Daniel Burnham (section)

==Personal life==
Burnham married Margaret Sherman, the daughter of his first major client, John B. Sherman, on January 20, 1876. They first met on the construction site of her father's house. Her father had a house built for the couple to live in. During their courtship, there was a scandal in which Burnham's older brother was accused of having forged checks. Burnham immediately went to John Sherman and offered to break the engagement as a matter of honor but Sherman rejected the offer, saying "There is a black sheep in every family." However, Sherman remained wary of his son-in-law, who he thought drank too much.<ref>Larson (2003) p.21</ref>

Burnham and Margaret remained married for the rest of his life. They had five children—two daughters and three sons—including [[Daniel Burnham Jr.]], born in February 1886,<ref name=larson28>Larson (2003), p.28</ref> who became an architect and urban planner like his father. He worked in his father's firm until 1917, and served as the Director of Public Works for the [[Century of Progress|1933-34 Chicago World's Fair]], known as the "Century of Progress".

The Burnham family lived in Chicago until 1886, when he purchased a 16-room farmhouse and estate on [[Lake Michigan]] in the suburb of [[Evanston, Illinois]].<ref name=larson128 /><ref>Rodkin, Dennis (November 8, 2010) [https://web.archive.org/web/20180205190023/http://www.chicagomag.com/Radar/Deal-Estate/November-2010/Evanston-House-Occupies-Former-Daniel-Burnham-Estate/ "Evanston House Occupies Former Daniel Burnham Estate"] ''Chicago Real Estate''</ref><ref>Bullington, Jonathan (April 30, 2009) [http://www.triblocal.com/evanston/2009/04/30/home-in-evanston-fills-my-longing-daniel-burnhams-evanston/index.html "Home in Evanston Fills My Longing Daniel Burnhams Evanston"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516092211/http://www.triblocal.com/evanston/2009/04/30/home-in-evanston-fills-my-longing-daniel-burnhams-evanston/index.html |date=May 16, 2021 }} ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''</ref><ref>Rodkin, Dennis, (May 10, 2016) [http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20160510/CRED0701/160509814/historical-evanston-mansion-coming-on-market-at-5-3-million "Historical Evanston mansion coming on market at $5.3 million"] ''[[Crain's Chicago Business]]''</ref> Burnham had become wary of Chicago which he felt was becoming dirtier and more dangerous as its population increased. Burnham explained to his mother, whom he did not tell of the move in advance, "I did it, because I can no longer bear to have my children on the streets of Chicago..."<ref name=larson28 /> When Burnham moved into "the shanty" in Jackson Park to better supervise construction of the fair, his wife, Margaret and their children remained in Evanston.<ref name=larson128>Larson (2003), p.128</ref>