Milton Earl Beebe
American architect
Milton Earle Beebe (November 27, 1840 – February 3, 1923) was an American architect who designed numerous buildings in Buffalo, New York, in Fargo, North Dakota, and elsewhere. He designed courthouses "at Warren, Smethport, Cambria, and Huntingdon in Pennsylvania, costing $100,000 each." Several are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He also designed Early Commercial architecture buildings, residences, churches and public buildings.
Biography
Beebe was born November 27, 1840, in Cassadaga, New York. Beebe was the third son of Justus Beebe and Harriet (Quigley) Beebe. He was a Private in the Union Army on September 11, 1861, in Stockton, New York, and was assigned to Company K, 9th New York Cavalry on October 2, 1861. He was promoted to Bugler on October 24, 1861, and received a Disability Discharge on June 20, 1862.
After the war he took up the study of architecture and worked for Wilcox and Porter (especially under C.K. Porter) did carpentry work, and went to Chicago where he studied under Gurdon P. Randall for two years. He established his own practice in Buffalo in 1873. Beebe designed several courthouses.
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