What did Daniel Burnham’s Group Plan propose for downtown Cleveland?

In 1902–1903, Daniel Burnham, alongside architects Arnold W. Brunner and John M. Carrère, developed the "Group Plan" for Cleveland, Ohio.1

The proposal aimed to create a new downtown civic centre featuring Beaux-Arts buildings that were formally arranged around a rectangular park. This project was part of the broader City Beautiful movement, which sought to enhance urban environments through organized planning, grand aesthetics, and the integration of public spaces to foster civic pride. The specific recommendations for this initiative were detailed in the publication The Group Plan of Public Buildings at Cleveland (1903).123