Long and Kees

Long and Kees was an architecture firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota active for a twelve-year period starting from 1885 and ending in 1897.

Long (1842–1912) and Frederick Kees (1852-1927), the firm designed several notable churches, offices, schools and houses, including Minneapolis City Hall.

[1] Most of the buildings designed by Long and Kees reflect the Richardsonian-Romanesque style.

[2] The firm was established in 1885 when Franklin Long, having recently relocated to Minneapolis from Chicago, partnered with Maryland-born Frederick Kees.

[3] Many of Long and Kees's buildings remain standing today, such as the Lumber Exchange Building (1885), Hennepin Center for the Arts (1888), the Flour Exchange Building (1892), Hawthorn Terrace Apartments (20-26 N. 15th St., 1892), William Nott residence (15 Groveland Terrace, 1892) and Minneapolis City Hall (designed in 1897; completed in 1906).