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Serenus Milo Colburn (1871-1927) was an architect who worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota during the Golden Age of Flour Producing. Born in
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on October 12, 1871, Colburn eventually came to work as head draftsman under
William Channing Whitney William Ellery Channing Whitney (April 11, 1851 – August 23, 1945) was an American architect who practiced in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He specialized primarily in domestic architecture, designing homes for many prominent Twin Cities famili ...
in 1891. He left his position there in 1899 to work with Frederick Kees in the newly formed architectural firm Kees and Colburn. The firm enjoyed success creating houses, schools and buildings such as the Loring Theater. Many of their works are listed on the
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. In 1921, after more than 20 years of working together, the firm disbanded. Colburn went on to work with Ernest Forsell until his death on January 13, 1927.


Works by Kees & Colburn

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(originally the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce), 1900–02 * Advance Thresher/Emerson-Newton Implement Company, 1900–04 * Orpheum Theatre, later the Seventh Street Theater, Minneapolis (1904; razed 1940)


See also

* Frederick Kees *
National Register of Historic Places listings in Hennepin County, Minnesota This list is of the properties and historic districts which are designated on the National Register of Historic Places or that were formerly so designated, in Hennepin County, Minnesota; there are 186 entries as of October 2021. A significant num ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Colburn, Serenus 1871 births 1927 deaths Architects from Minneapolis