[2] He attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, graduating with a bachelor of architecture degree in 1878.

[3] Through approximately 1940, Green was active in Buffalo, New York, where his work left a lasting impression on the city of Buffalo,[4] and it includes such noteworthy structures as the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Young Men's Christian Association Central Building, and Twentieth Century Club (1894); all three listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[5] His public buildings include the Buffalo Savings Bank, the Market Arcade, the Buffalo Crematory, and South Park High School, The First Presbyterian Church of Buffalo, Kibler High School, Tonawanda Municipal Building, and Dayton Art Institute (1930) among others.

[6] After the death of his partner Wicks in 1919, he continued the practice with his son, Edward B.

Together, they were the parents of:[3] Green died in Buffalo on February 2, 1950, after a two-week illness.