Burns & James

Architecture and Design, Vol. 2 No. 5, June 1938

Burns & James was an Indianapolis architectural firm composed of Lee Burns and Edward D. James. Oral histories available at the Indiana Historical Society indicate the even though it was Burns who initially developed contacts in Bloomington, James was responsible for all of the design work done there. In 1949 Burns suffered a heart attack in the offices of Burns & James and was wheeled out on a stretcher. Upon recovery he established an independent office and Lee Burns started the firm of Burns & Burns with his son.

Bloomington projects attributable to Burns & James include:

• Cravens Hall, Collins Living Learning Center, 10th Street and Woodlawn Avenue

• Edmondson Hall, Collins Living Learning Center, 10th Street and Woodlawn Avenue

• Goodbody Hall, 1011 E. 3rd Street

• Hays Buskirk Residence, 529 S. Hawthorne<ref>Architecture and Design,Vol. 2 No. 5, Devoted to the works of Burns & James,1938-06-01</ref>

• Kappa Alpha Theta, N. Woodlawn<ref>Architecture and Design,Vol. 2 No. 5, Devoted to the works of Burns & James,1938-06-01</ref>

• Leible House, 515 S. Hawthorne Avenue<ref>Architecture and Design,Vol. 2 No. 5, Devoted to the works of Burns & James,1938-06-01</ref>

• Letsinger-Will House, 721 S. Ballantine Road<ref>Architecture and Design,Vol. 2 No. 5, Devoted to the works of Burns & James,1938-06-01</ref>

• Lyons Office/Applegate Building, 408 E. Sixth St. (moved from 321 E. Kirkwood)<ref>Architecture and Design,Vol. 2 No. 5, Devoted to the works of Burns & James,1938-06-01</ref>

• Morrison Hall, E. Third St. near Hawthorne

• Old Delta Tau Delta House, northest corner of Indiana and Sixth Street (currently part of Mathers Museum of World Cultures)<ref>Architecture and Design,Vol. 2 No. 5, Devoted to the works of Burns & James,1938-06-01</ref>

• Pi Beta Phi, E. Third St. near Hawthorne<ref>Architecture and Design,Vol. 2 No. 5, Devoted to the works of Burns & James,1938-06-01</ref>

• Sycamore Hall, E. Third St. near Hawthorne