Milton Earl Beebe

Milton Earle Beebe
Born(1840-11-27)November 27, 1840
Cassadaga, New York, US
DiedFebruary 3, 1923(1923-02-03) (aged 82)
San Diego, California, US
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)Rosina I. (Phillips) Beebe
Rose J. (Curran) Beebe
BuildingsEddy County Courthouse, Main Building, Concordia College, Hubbard County Courthouse
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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.[1] He designed courthouses "at Warren, Smethport, Cambria, and Huntingdon in Pennsylvania, costing $100,000 each."[2] Several are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] 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.[1] He established his own practice in Buffalo in 1873.[1] Beebe designed several courthouses.

He was "zealous" Republican and was elected Alderman in the Second Ward.[1] He ran for mayor in 1881 but lost to Grover Cleveland.[1] Beebe married Rosina Ida Phillips on November 5, 1862, in Cassadaga, New York. He was later remarried to Rose Josephine (Curran) Beebe. He died February 3, 1923, in San Diego. Beebe was an active member of the Masonic fraternity and a leader of the A.O.U.W. including as Grand Master Workman for the state of New York in 1880.[1]

Beebe's residence was at 4481 Porter Avenue.[4]

Beebe lived in Fargo, North Dakota, from about 1900 to 1911. The M.E. Beebe Historic District, which includes his workshop, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[5]

Works

  • Cambria County Courthouse, built 1880 with Second Empire architecture, Center St. Ebensburg, PA (Beebe,M.E. and Shank,Henry), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Eddy County Courthouse, 524 Central Ave. New Rockford, ND (Beebe,M.E.), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Hubbard County Courthouse, 3rd and Court Sts. Park Rapids, MN (Beebe,M.E.), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Main Building, Concordia College, S. 8th St. Moorhead, MN (Beebe,Milton M.[6]), NRHP-listed[3]
  • E. G. Patterson Building, 412-414 Main St. Bismarck, ND (Beebe, Milton Earl), NRHP-listed[3]*Soo Hotel, 112-114 5th St., N. Bismarck, ND (Beebe,Milton Earl), NRHP-listed[3]
  • Warren County Courthouse, Market St. and 4th Ave. Warren, PA (Beebe,M.E.), NRHP-listed[3]
  • McKean County Courthouse (1880), Smethport, the third county courthouse built. After a fire in 1940, appears to have been replaced with a neoclassical building.[7][8]
  • Pottsville Courthouse (1892) [9][10]
  • Greene block, corner Washington and North Division Streets [1]
  • Nellany block, corner of Main and Mohawk Streets[1]
  • Post Office block on Seneca Street opposite the Custom House [1]
  • Austin Exchange building on Main Street below Seneca Street[1]
  • Police Stations 3 and 7 [1]
  • Fire Department Headquarters [1]
  • Mrs. M.A. Ransom residence[1]
  • Mrs. E. Swope residence on Main Street[1]
  • Henry Erb residence on Main Street[1]
  • Geo. H. Van Vleck residence on Delaware Avenue[1]
  • James H. Lee residence on Delaware Avenue[1]
  • Nelson Holland residence on Delaware Avenue[1]
  • C.S. Clarke residence on North Street [1]
  • George Goetz residence on Niagara street[1]
  • Knapp residence on Franklin Street[1]
  • George W. Tew residence in Jamestown [1]
  • N. Babcock residence in Silver Creek[1]
  • S. Howes residence in Silver Creek[1]
  • Presbyterian church in Jamestown[1]
  • Episcopal church in St. Catharines, Ontario[1]
  • Methodist Episcopal church in Tonawanda[1]
  • Episcopal church in Lancaster[1]
  • Methodist Episcopal church in Aurora[1]
  • Congregational church in Arcade[1]
  • German Evangelical church in Buffalo[1]
  • German Methodist Episcopal church in Buffalo[1]
  • Mooney & Brisbane Building (1895)[11]
  • Seymour H. Knox house at 414 Porter Avenue in Buffalo[12]
  • Masten Park High School (1897), built with Italian ceramic terra cotta block, poured concrete roof, decorated with red Spanish tile on the outside and slate shingles on the backside. Destroyed by a 1912 fire. Sprinklers were in the basement where the dynamo was located.[13][14]
  • Moorhead, Minnesota, public library (1906) was funded by Andrew Carnegie. It was demolished in 1963.[15]
  • J. F. Haven Iron Building on Main Street and Seneca Street.[1][16]
  • Lewis J. Bennett house in Central Park, Buffalo built for Lewis J. Bennett (1833 - 1925) owner of Buffalo Cement Company and developer of the Central Park area of Buffalo.[17]
  • Tucker Building[18]
  • Zink & Hatch Building at Niagara Street and Eagle Street[19]
  • J. C. Jewett Building at 327 Washington Street [20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Milton Earl Beebe Biographical Sketches and Portraits of 100 Buffalonians," pp. 13-14 (includes artist's rendering of Beebe)
  2. ^ "Milton Earl Beebe". buffaloah.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "M. E. Beebe & Son". buffaloah.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Ronald H.L.M. Ramsay (July 11, 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: M.E. Beebe Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 20, 2017. With supplemental note and with 31 figures (mostly photos of his works).
  6. ^ Possible typo?
  7. ^ "Courthousefoundation.HTM".
  8. ^ "courthousehistory.com | a historical look at out nation's county courthouses through postcards". courthousehistory.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  9. ^ Pottsville Courthouse Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
  10. ^ "Schuylkill County Government Home Page". schuylkill.us. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "Brisbane Building". buffaloah.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  12. ^ "Knox House".
  13. ^ "1897 Building".
  14. ^ "1897 Building". buffaloah.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "Moorhead Public Library, 102 6th Street South, Moorhead, Minnesota (Razed) - Placeography".
  16. ^ "M. E. Beebe & Son". buffaloah.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  17. ^ Lewis J. Bennett History of Buffalo
  18. ^ "Building". Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  19. ^ "M. E. Beebe & Son". buffaloah.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  20. ^ "M. E. Beebe & Son". buffaloah.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

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