In 1885 he began to practice on his own and soon gained a reputation among the manufacturing and milling elite for his residential designs; he built residences for Frank H. Peavey, James S. Bell, William H. Dunwoody, and others.
In 1885 he began to practice on his own and soon gained a reputation among the Minneapolis manufacturing and milling elite for his high-style residential designs. During his career he designed residences for Frank H. Peavey, James S. Bell, William H. Dunwoody, and others.