Background
Frank Seymour Barnum was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Frank Seymour Barnum was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Barnum spent the latter years of his life at Cocoanut Grove, Florida. During the late 19th century he was associated in practice with F. A. Colburn in Cleveland, and after the latter’s death in 1898, Mr. Barnum carried on his work alone for a time, later collaborated with Albert Skeel on certain buildings until his retirement in 1915.
In addition to church work, Mr. Barnum was an architect of other types of buildings, including the Historical Society Building at Western Reserve University.