Male, born 1852-04-09, died 1927-03-16


Professional History

Résumé

Apprentice, Edmund George Lind, Architect, Baltimore, MD, 1865-1871.

Architect, Chicago, IL, 1871-1872.

Draftsman, Edmund George Lind, Architect, Baltimore, MD, 1872-1878.

Draftsman, LeRoy S. Buffington, Architect, Minneapolis, MN, c. 1878-1881.

Partner, Kees and [Burnham W.] Fisk, Architects, Minneapolis, MN, 1882-1884.

Partner, Kees and [Franklin B.] Long, Architects, Minneapolis, MN, 1885-1897.

Principal, Frederick Kees, Architect, Minneapolis, MN, 1897-1899.

Partner, Kees and [Serenus] Colburn, Architects, Minneapolis, MN, 1899-1921.

Partner, Kees and [H.G.] Bowstead, Architects, Minneapolis, MN, c. 1922-1927.

President, Western Architect Publishing Company, Minneapolis, MN, -1927.

Archives

The University of Minnesota Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, has a small collection of material by Kees and Colburn. The Kees and Colburn Collection #N31 contained "...original working drawings for five buildings by the architectural firm of Kees and Colburn, including the Lowry Medical Building (St. Paul MN). The plans include floor plans, elevations, interior and exterior details, electrical diagrams and structural details." (See University of Minnesota Libraries, Archives and Special Collections.edu, "Kees and Colburn Collection," accessed 12/09/2020.)



Associated Locations

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