He was born in 1865 at Albia, Iowa, and attended the Chicago Art Institute.
He moved from Chicago to Lincoln, Nebraska, and in 1891 to Omaha.
He worked as a draftsman for an architect in 1895 and purchased the practice in 1896.
After retiring, he moved to Pasadena, California and died there in 1944.
[1][2] A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.