LeRoy Pearl Burnham (1879-1952)
A graduate of Harvard’s architecture program in 1903, LeRoy Burnham practiced for a number of years at a major firm in New York City. He then joined the Cornell architecture faculty in 1914. He complemented his teaching duties with designing elegant Colonial Revival homes in Ithaca, including his family's home at 120 Sunset Drive.
Source: Cornell University Faculty Memorial Statement, https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/18274/Burnham_Leroy_Pearl_1952.pdf?sequence=2
Source: Cornell University Faculty Memorial Statement, https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/18274/Burnham_Leroy_Pearl_1952.pdf?sequence=2