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IRVING WALKER (I. W. or IKE) COLBURN (1924-1992)
Colburn was educated at the American Academy in France, graduating in 1948, then earned an architecture degree from Yale in 1951, where he studied under Lou Kahn. He later worked for architect Paul Schweikher and taught at the University of Illinois from 1958 to 1960. He taught at the University of Illinois 1958-1960. He had two children, Clarissa and Oliver. Archives are at the Art Institute of Chicago.
1956 - The George B. Rogers Residence Remodel, 751 North Sheridan Road, Lake Forest IL. Original home built in 1900. Listed for sale starting in 1969. Sold in 2021 to Tyson and Kathleen Brill.
1956 - The Benjamin Carpenter Residence, Lake Forest IL. Destroyed.
1956 - The Stacy and Kay Hill Residence, 132 South Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL. Featured in Home and Garden, September 1958. House was updated and brick white-washed. Sold in 2016 to William Kulp.
1956 - The Frederick Pullman Residence Addtions, 700 North Mayflower Road, Lake Forest IL. Built in the early 1900's by Frost and Granger architects with a 1926 remodel by Stanley Anderson. Sold in 2022 to a bank trust.
1957 - The Daniel (Danny) Haerther Renovation and Addition, 1005 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest IL. Haerther was a friend of Colburn's. The historic tea house of the Walden Estate, originally designed by architect Perkins under the direction of Mrs. Cyrus McCormick and landscaped by Manning, was reputedly built to host the Emperor of Japan during a visit to Mrs. McCormick. In the mid-1950s, as the estate was being dismantled, Charles D. Peacock Haerther, great-grandson of jeweler Elijah Peacock (founder of C.D. Peacock in 1837), purchased the tea house along with 1.28 acres of land. Haerther commissioned architect Colburn to adapt the tea house into a home, blending Perkins' original design with modernist additions. Sold in 2010 to Christopher and Lisa Garrity.
1957 – The William B. and Adele Mcilvaine III Renovation, 372 Ravine Park, Lake Forest IL. Built in 1928 from Stanley Anderson designs and fully gutted and renovated in 2015. Sold in 2018 to Tiago Rodrigues.
1958 - The Stanton and Jean Armour Renovation,
410 East Woodland Road, Lake Forest IL. Renovated in
1980 by Margaret
McCurrey.
1958 - The Fred Kramer Residence, Lake Forest IL Status unknown.
1959 - The Boyd and Nancy Clow Edwards Residence, Feather Bed Lane, Green Village NJ. The Colburn archive at the Art Institute of Chicago (job #5703) supplies the street and indicates a 1957 design. Status unknown.
1959 - The Francis and Jean Farwell Renovation, 1590 N. Waukegan, Lake Forest IL. Original house built in 1950. Francis stayed in the home after Jean's death in 1999. In 2009, the house was destroyed by a fire.
1959 - The William and Alice McLennan Residence, 1101 North Lake Road, Lake Forest IL. Sold to Stephen and Mercedes Foley. Won an Outstanding Architectural Prize in the 1960 AIA Homes for Better Living Contest.
1959 - The John and Louise Runnells Residence, 1150 North Lake Road, Lake Forest IL. Commissioned by the Runnells, who were influenced by the McLennan Residence. Sold in 2020 to a trustee.
1959 - The Isabel Harper Residence, St. Mary's Road, Libertyville IL. She died in 1969. Status unknown.
1959 - The Robert E. Jans Kitchen Remodel, Glencoe IL. Status unknown.
1959 - The Hugh C. Michels Apartment Alterations, Chicago IL. The Colburn archive dates the job 1960 (#6007). Status unknown.
1960 - The Charles C. Haffner Jr. Pool House, 902 Green Bay Road, Lake Forest IL. Colburn married the Haffner's daughter, Frances, the same year. House built in 1915 by Howard Van Doren Shaw. Renovated in 1968.
1960 - The Ferris White Residence, Winnetka IL. Status
unknown.
1960 - The Arthur G. Hailand Pool and Bathroom Remodel, 10 South Green Bay Road, Lake Forest IL. Original house 1930, and the remodel lasted from 1960-1964. Sold to C K and Joan Shannahan.
1960 - The Bruce Norris Apartment Remodel, 1242 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL. Originally designed by Robert DeGlyer. The Colburn archive (job #5903, papers 1958-1959) supplies the address and a 1959 date. Status unknown.
1960 - The Robert C. Reed Residence, 339 E Foster Place, Lake Forest IL. 6000sf. 1.5 acres. Featured in House and Garden March 1961. Sold in 2014 to Drake Charenton Zelov.
1960 - The George H. Swift Remodel, aka Pembroke Lodge, 500 North Green Bay Road, Lake Forest IL. Originally designed by Henry Ives Cobb in 1895.
1961 - The Laurance and Margot Armour Remodel, 930 East Rosemary Road, Lake Forest IL. Original 1904 house designed by Benjamin Marshall for John Pirie of the Carson, Pirie, Scott Department Stores. Sold to Laurance and Margot Armour. Sold in 1988 to John and Kennetha Krehbiel. Transferred in 2015 to Fred and John Krehbiel (children of John and Kennetha). For sale in 2024.
1961 - The Vernon and Pamela Armour Remodel, Lake Forest IL. Original 1935 house built by Stanley Anderson of Anderson and Tickner.
1961 - The Robert and Sally Brooker Residence I, 1088 Point O Woods, Benton Harbor MI. Featured in Progressive Architecture May 1962. Structural engineer, Frank Klein; photos by Robert Nowell Ward. Still standing as of 2026, per Berrien County property records. Color photo by Peter Forguson.
1961 - The I. W. and Frances Colburn Remodel I, St. Joseph MI. They lived there about a year. Status unknown.
1961 - The Lester and Dorothy Dunbar Addition, Dune Acres IN. Status unknown.
1961 - The Oliver Graebner Residence, Valparaiso IN. Geodesic dome. There was another architect involved, unknown. Status unknown.
1961 - The John Z. Herschede Residence, Cincinnati OH. Unbuilt. Status unknown.
1962 - The Elmer W. Cress Residence, 1185 Point O Woods, Benton Harbor MI. Across the street from the Brooker’s 1961 house. Sold in the 1980's to Paul Lane. Sold in 2020 to Robert Wolf.
1962 - The William Lagoni Residence, Bridgman MI. Status unknown.
1962 - The Mel C. Carney Residence Remodel, 1365 North State Parkway, Chicago IL. Destroyed.
1962 - The Edward Hurd, Jr Garage Addition, Lake Forest IL. Unbuilt.
1962 - The J. W. Getzels Remodel, 5704 Dorchester Avenue, Chicago IL. Original house built in 1869. Getzels was the noted University of Chicago educational psychologist. Standing as of 2020.
1962 - The Leo Roberg Residence, 144 Euclid Avenue, Glencoe IL. Sold to Donald Fohrman. Sold in 2016 to Karen and Matthew Rogatz. Sold in 2020 to Eva Parenti.
Around 1962 - The John A. Stevenson Residence Remodel, 885 Woodbine Lane, Lake Forest IL. Original house 1920. Landmark Status in 2002. Stevenson lived to be 90, passing away in 2014, and the house was sold. Sold in 2021 to David Henretta and Sheila Saegh.
1963 - The Charles and Dale Pirie Cabot Residence, Dover MA. Status unknown.
1963 - The Richard J. and Eileen Globensky Residence, St. Joseph MI. Eileen Globensky was the interior designer. Sold to James and Susan Annable who did a restoration.
1963 - The John A. Kittermaster Residence, 330 Thornmeadow Road, Riverwoods IL. Large indoor pool. Sold around 1985 to David and Maxine Unger, who did their own renovation. Sold in 2021 to Amy Pacis and Rolando Arroyo.
1962 - The John Coleman Jr. Residence Remodel, 60 North Western Avenue,
Lake Forest IL. Sold in 2020.
1964 - The John P. Wilson Porch Enclosure, 111 North Mayflower Road, Lake Forest IL.
Around 1964 - The Elliott Donnelley Train Station, 1050 Melody Road, Lake Forest IL. Room for a collection of scale model trains. House designed in 1955 by Walter Frazier. A 3-bedroom guest house with 2-car garage was built next door at 1030 Melody Road for the Donnelly's and that house was also designed by Colburn. The Colburn archive dates the train-station remodel to 1965 and the guest house ('Gatehouse') to a separate 1971 commission. Both properties were sold in 2015 to Richard Colburn, no relation to the architect.
Around 1964 - The James Lorie Cottage, Fish Creek WI. The Colburn archive dates the design 1962-63 and holds four model photographs and three 1962 drawings -- the only known images of this project. Status unknown.
1964 - The Frank and Juliet Priebe Remodel, 710 Mayflower, Lake Forest IL. Barn converstion to a three-car-garage home. Still owned by the Priebe family as of 2020.
1964 - The St. Anastasia Roman Catholic Church, 624 Douglas Avenue, Waukegan, Illinois. Won a 1965 AIA Chicago Honor Award.
1964 - The Hempstead and Cynthia Washburne Residence, 265 East Westleigh Road, Lake Forest IL. Sold in 2021 to Patrick and Megan Winters.
1964 - The I. W. and Frances Colburn Remodel II, 185 Summer Street, Manchester MA. Cottage originally designed by Andrews, Jacques and Rantoul. Deeded to Colburn's son, Oliver.
1965 - The Thomas Tyler Addition and Remodel, 113 Moffett Road, Lake Bluff IL Started by Colburn, completed by Ed Noonan. Originally designed by David Adler as the Orangerie of the Carolyn Morse Ely estate and later converted to a residence, secluded behind the estate's original gatehouses. Sold in 2006 for $3,100,000. Owned as of 2026 by Michael Stevenson.
1965 - The Robert and Sally Brooker Residence II, Winnetka, Illlinois. Featured in Progressive Architecture, February 1966. Destroyed in 2008.
1965 - The I. W. and Frances Colburn Residence III, 700 North Lake Road, Lake Forest IL. Much criticism from the town. Featured in Home and Garden March 1969, Progressive Architecture August 1963. The towers were destroyed in 1973. Sold. Rest of house destroyed in 2005.
1965 - The Richard and Rosemary
Van Peet Robinson Residence,
1046 Nelsons Walk,
Naples FL. Featured
in
House and Garden December 1966.
Destroyed around 2001.
1966 - The Henry and Clarissa Chandler Renovation, 890 North Green Bay Road, Lake Forest IL. Colburn's in-laws. Destroyed around 2007 and new house built.
1966 - The R. Crosby Kemper Residence, 5651 Mission Drive, Mission Hills KS. Destroyed in 2014.
1966 - The William and Stanley Gregory Residence, aka Dragon Peak, 1745 Fox Street, Wayzata MN. Designed with Stageberg Architects; structural, Meyer and Borgman; landscape design, Dan Kiley; interiors, Alexander Girard. Featured in Progressive Architecture May 1967. Sold in 2016 to Anas Abukada.
1966 - The John H. Leslie Residence, 909 Sheridan Road, Winnetka IL. The Colburn archive (job #6302, papers 1962-1968) supplies the address and a 1963 design date, with a further remodel in 1970 (#7001). Status unknown.
1966 - The Ted Morelli Residence Addition, Lake Forest IL. Status unknown.
1967 - The James H. and Elinor Douglas Jr. Residence, 15 South Stonegate, Lake Forest IL. James Douglas was Secretary of the Air Force under Eisenhower. Destroyed in 1996.
1967 - The Henry and Gale Guild Residence, 36 Farm Street, Dover MA. The Colburn archive lists the client as Henry R. Guild Jr. and dates the project 1963-66 (job #6401). Sold by Gale Guild in 2013 to Kenneth Sodenholm. Destroyed.
1968 - The Stanley Orville and Marian Beren Residence, One Colonial Court, Vickridge, Wichita KS. Address per the Colburn archive (job #6606, papers 1966-1968). Addition in 2005. Sold around 2021 to Steven Michael.
1968 - The Governor Pierre S. and Elise DuPont Residence, aka Patterns, 2 Rockland Meadows Road, Rockland DE. Featured in Home and Garden March 1970. Still the du Pont family's private estate of about 1,000 acres overlooking the Brandywine. Gardens designed 1992-1998 by landscape architect Dan Kiley -- his last fully realized residential commission -- and executed in part by Peter Morrow Meyer; documented by The Cultural Landscape Foundation, which dates the house to 1964. Governor du Pont died in 2021.
1968 - The Charles C. Haffner Jr. Remodel, Lake Forest IL. Original house built 1910.
1969 - The Stanton and Jean Armour Cabin, Huron Mountain Club, Big Bay MI. Status unknown.
1969 - The Potter Palmer Residence. Unbuilt. Status unknown.
1969 - The William and Margaret Crane Residence, 480 N Green Bay Road, Lake Forest IL. Sold in 2005 to Lori Flint. Sold in 2019 to Arthur and Lorilee Bielski.
1969 - The Joseph J. and Helen Snyder Carriage House Renovation, 183A Summer Street, Manchester MA. 31.4 acres with a 15,444 square foot mansion of 1900. Original house 1925, confirmed. The client was the architect's own relative: Joseph J. Snyder (1907-1995), Treasurer of MIT for 25 years and a vice president for 24, married Helen Torrance Colburn on April 3, 1937. The 2007 transfer was a nominal transfer into the family holding company. SR Estate LLC is Sea Rock Estate, the Colburn family's own Manchester-by-the-Sea property company.
1969 - The Charles C. Haffner III Residence, 1520-1524 Astor Street, Chicago IL. Colburn addition in 1975. 1520 is listed as a "residential garage" for 1524. Sold around 2008 to Ronald Chez. Sometime much later the house was gut renovated with an Art Deco interior by the firms Marvin Herman and Associates and Suzanne Lovell Inc. For sale in 2021. For sale in 2025.
1970 - The Howard Adams Residence I, 1216 North Sheridan Road, Lake Forest IL. The Colburn archive (job #7111, papers 1971-1975) supplies the address and a 1971 design date. Status unknown.
1970 - The Daniel and Carmen Wheeler Residence, 305 Dedham Street, Dover MA. Sold in 1992 to Doris Mitton.
1971 - The Jesse Philips Residence, 111 West 1st Street, Dayton OH. The Colburn archive has twenty photographs. Status unknown.
1971 - The Daniel and Madeline Gregory Remodel, 284 Summer Street, Westwood MA. The original house was built in 1860. Sold in 1996 to Bevin and Diana Cherot. Sold to James and Beth Bisson.
Around 1971 - The Walter C. and Lucille Howe Residence, 1447 Galleon Drive, Naples FL. Formerly 1445. They were art collectors. For sale in 1991. Destroyed. A new house was built in 1999.
1971 - Marcor Housing Systems, 9700 East Iliff Avenue (now Woodstream Falls), Denver CO. Marcor Housing Systems, based in Denver, Colorado, undertook a project to develop middle-income housing with prestressed concrete panels, a concept initiated by Montgomery Ward's President Robert Brooker. This resulted in the construction of a 100-unit complex, which became the only development of its kind built by Marcor Housing Systems. Marketed as "The Falls Condominium" across Denver, Breckenridge, and Colorado Springs. The prestressed concrete panels survive as exposed beams in unit interiors. Mobil Oil's acquisition of Marcor ended further expansion.
1971 - The Thomas Horwich Residence, Winnetka IL. Unbuilt. Status unknown.
1972 - The Steven Schwartzman Apartment, New York NY. Status unknown.
1972 - The Donald C. and Lucy Dayton Residence, 1295 Sixth Avenue North, Long Lake MN. He was the grandson of George Draper Dayton, the original owner of Dayton Department Stores, now Target. Sold in 1996 to J & M Rotondo.
1972 - The Mark and Barbara Rubenstein House 1, 1500 Washington Lane, Rydal PA. Sold in 2009 to Bina and Sona Franklin.
Around 1972 - The J. Beach Clow Residence, Sanderling 2, 16370 Captiva Drive, Captiva FL. Still standing per Lee County records on a 1.85-acre gulf-front parcel; recent owners include Arthur Kaemmer and William and Theodora Vandermaazen. The Colburn archive (job #7208, papers 1963-1975) records the client as Mrs. J. Beach Clow.
1973 - The Robert and Sally Brooker Residence III, Mountain Lake, Lake Wales FL.
Sally Brooker wanted a modern house, but not too modern. Mountain Lake's main address is 2300 North
Scenic Highway; each house carries an unpublished number. Status unknown.
1973 - The Philip Dexter Estate Renovation, 1 Dexter Lane, Manchester MA. Original designed in 1908 by Charles Coggswell. Transforming the swimming pool pavilion into a new residence and converting both the barn and carriage house into additional living spaces. Sold to Fabrizio Detoledo. Sold in 1998 to T. Philip and Cynthia Comenos. Sold in 2023 to Sean Gildea.
1973 - The Gerald and Nan Miller House, 445 East Front Street, Perrysburg OH. Roberta Flack performed at a party for the completion of the house. Sold around 2015 to Peter Demczuk. Sold in 2025.
1973 - The Herman A. Juhrend Mixed Use Development, Lake Forest IL. Unbuilt. Status unknown.
1973 - The Tim C. Smith Residence, Tulsa OK. Status unknown.
Around 1973 - The I. W. and Frances Colburn Residence, Eaglehead Road, Manchester MA. The Colburns own residence after their 1973 return to Massachusetts, documented in 1973-1974 publications in the Colburn archive at the Art Institute of Chicago. Status unknown.
1974 - The Robert and Mary Upton Residence, Carefree AZ. Status unknown.
1974 - The A. Wood Residence. Status unknown.
1974 - Westgate Housing, East Whiteland Township PA. Status unknown.
1975 - The Brooklie Residential Development, Brookline MA. Unbuilt.
1975 - The Edward Frederick Blettner Remodel, 596 Maple Street, Winnetka IL. Needs verification.
1975 - The Albert and Madzie Beveridge Remodel, 686 Hale Street, Beverly Farms MA. Original 1904 estate built by Guy Lowell. Sold prior to 1994 to Everett Street and David Grace. Sold in 1999 to Molly Ryan. Sold in 2021 to Christopher Church.
1975 - The John O. and Olivia Parker Remodel, 229 Summer Street, Manchester MA. Original house built in 1882 for Henry Dana III. Sold to Olivia Parker, owner as of 2020.
1975 - The Anthony Salem Addition, Rydal PA. Unbuilt.
1975 - The Thomas Jefferson Coolidge Jr. Remodel, Boston MA. Unbuilt.
1975 - The Willard C. Johnson Addition, Manchester MA. Status unknown.
1975 - The Arthur and Molly Stern Residence, 14 Elmwood Hill Lane, Brighton NY. Sold in 1983 to Anthony Wilson. Sold in 2019 to Richard Sands.
1975 - The Thomas B. and Eleanor Williams Residence, 220 Atlantic Avenue, Cohasset MA. Renovation in 1978 by Colburn. Deeded in 2011 to daughter Susan Williams Dickie. Deeded in 2018 to 220 Atlantic Avenue LLC.
1975 - The Gordon Lang Remodel, 1520 North Astor Street, Chicago IL. Sold to Ron and Katherine Chez.
1975 - The J. Welles Henderson Residence, Gladwynne PA. Unbuilt.
1976 - Peele House Square, Manchester MA. Featured in Home and Garden, February 1973. Still standing on the inner harbor and operating as Manchester's pre-eminent rental community, managed by Sea Rock Estate Management. The complex of four historic buildings on a former lumber-yard site includes a former sail loft and a building floated over from Salem.
1976 - The Alexander Forbes Renovation, 4 Blossom Lane, Manchester MA. Original house buit in 1910. Complete renovation and remodeling of main house and garage apartment. The renovation also included a new pool and cabana. Sold in 1997 to Andrea Irvine. Sold in 2000 to Robert Nelson. Sold in 2001 to Richard and Pamela Mason.
1976 - The Robert Hayes Remodel, Beverly Farms MA. Status unknown.
1976 -
The Dorothy Ryburn Residence, Washington DC. Unbuilt.
1976 - The Duane and Cecilia Stranahan Remodel and Additions, 26281 West River Road, Perrysburg OH. 20 acres. Formerly the Briley Estate. Sold to Barbara A. Phibbs. Sold in 2024.
1976 - The Duane and Cecilia Stranahan Addition, 577 Front Street, Perrysburg OH. The original house was built around 1935 by his parents. He grew up in the home. He and second wife, Cecily, lived in the home during the 1970's. Sometime later, the family executed an easement on the house and surrounding property to save it from future development. They create a nature conservancy 577 Foundation in 1997, which is based there.
1977 - The Donald Besser Remodel, Beverly Farms MA. Status unknown.
1977 - The
Ames Stevens Jr Residence Remodel, Concord MA. Unbuilt.
1977 - The
Robert Young Remodel, Beverly Farms MA. Unbuilt.
1977 - The Geraldine Carlton House, 2819 Ferndale Street, Houston TX. The Colburn archive dates the design 1975 (job #7314). Sold to Robin Elverson. Sold in 2011. Sold in 2014. Sold in 2023 to Lisa Santos and William Pugh.
1977 - The August and Joan Loos House, 106 Brayman Hollow Road, Pomfret CT. Still owned by Joan Loos as of 2024.
1977 - The William Wood Renovation, aka Singing Dune, Manchester MA. Status unknown.
1978 - The Harlow Carpenter Residence Renovation, Essex MA. Included a guest house. Status unknown.
1978 - The John L. Gardner Summer Residence Porch Remodel, 375 Bridge Street, Hamilton MA. The original house was built in 1900. In 1984, Colburn designed a new entrance porch, which suggests that at least this portion may have been constructed. It’s uncertain if the porch currently visible is Colburn’s design. Sold in 2024 by his estate to Michael and Kathy Winstone.
1978 - The
A. W. Cornwell Kitchen Design, Rockport MA. Unbuilt.
1978 - The
George Stevens Residence, Gloucester MA. Unbuilt.
1978 -
The Sidney W. Osborn Guesthouse, Ipswich MA. Unbuilt.
1978 - The Anne Bell Burrage Residence Remodel, 74 Essex Road, Ipswich MA. She was married to Albert Cameron Burrage Jr., who passed in 1978. In 1953, the front part of 68 Essex Road was separated from the rear section and was moved to the adjoining empty lot at 74 Essex Road. Purchased by Anne Bell Burrage, wife of Albert Cameron Burrage Jr. Sold to Clyde and Jan Gunsaulus. Sold in 2021 to Isabel Bacon and Chase Delano.
1978 - The John and Cecile Carver Residence, Scarborough ME. Sold in 2012 to Christopher Coyne. Destroyed. A new house was built on the site in 2014.
1978 - The Ames and Ruth Stevens Addition and Remodel, 15 Homestead Drive, Gloucester MA. The Stevens purchased the home in 1973. Sold in 1994 to Jameson French, who transferred it to White Wings Gloucester in 2016.
1978 - The Harlow Carpenter Residence Remodel, Vero Beach FL. Unbuilt. Possibly unbuilt.
Around 1979 - The Major Reuben Colburn Renovation, 33 Arnold Road, Pittston ME. Major Reuben Colburn (1737-1818) built the house in 1765, but it fell out of the Colburn family in the early 1950's. Purchased by the state in 1972. The renovation was a replacement of the floor of the house. Last renovation in 2015.
1979 - The Arthur and Mary Kneibler Residence, 105 North Mayflower Road, Lake Forest IL. Sold in 2018. Sold in 2020 to Karl Gedge. Designed by Ike Colburn to mimic the French country farmhouse of David Adler, an architect admired by both the owner and Colburn.
1979 - The Bent Mogelberg Renovation, Gloucester MA.
1979 - The Alan and Mimi Wilson Renovation, Manchester MA. Original house 1880s. Status unknown.
1979 - The Dan and Lucia Lindley Remodel, Evanston IL. Unbuilt.
1979 - The I. W. and Frances Colburn Residence IV, Mountain Lake, Lake Wales FL. Mountain Lake's main address is 2300 North Scenic Highway; each house carries an unpublished number. Status unknown.
1980 - The George and Mimi Batchelder Renovation, aka Moraine Farm, 779 Cabot Street, Beverly MA. Original house built in 1880 for John C. Phillips. Landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted. Build started by Colburn, completed by another contractor. In 2010, the Trustees received 37 acres from the Batchelder family. The Batchelder family still owns 66 acres of the property.
1980 - The Douglas and Ruth Fuller Residence Remodel, 2300 North Scenic Highway, Mountain Lake, Lake Wales FL. Original 1925 house designed by Franklin Abbott. Sold in 2025.
1980 - The Wilson Residence, Manchester MA. Status unknown.
1982 - The Wilson Residence Attic Remodel. Possibly a renovation to the house listed above. Status unknown.
1980 - The Maria Cole Apartment at the Ritz, 1 Newbury Street, Boston MA. Maria was Nat King Cole's widow. She lived in a condo at the Ritz. Sold in 2006 to the Taj Boston. Sold in 2019 to Newbury Boston. The building reopened in 2021 as The Newbury Boston hotel with private residences above; the original apartment interior is presumed lost in renovations. Maria Cole died in 2012.
1980 - Gladebrook Residences, Tulsa OK. Developed by George Kravis as a cluster of small modernist homes in a gated neighborhood. Eight were designed by Colburn. Four were built, one by Donald Honn. Kravis, the noted design collector and founder of the Kravis Design Center, died in 2018; drawings may survive in the George R. Kravis II Architectural Archives at the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture. Status unknown.
1980 - The Michal McClure Residence, Old Mill Creek IL. Destroyed.
1981 - The Paul G. Jameson Residence, Mountain Lake, Lake Wales FL. Unbuilt. Status unknown.
1982 - 54 Beacon Street Renovation, Boston MA. Original 1808 house designed by Asher Benjamin. Purchased by the Colburns in 1981, this Boston house was built in 1808 by James Colburn and designed by Asher Benjamin. Colburn restored original entry and remodeled apartments on each of three floors. The Colburn archive records the client entity as Sea Rock Estate (job #8203, 1982-83), the Colburns' own -- the same name as the firm managing Peele House Square in Manchester today. Renovation retains classical detailing and curved walls which were characteristic of the Federal style at its highest level.
1982 - The Howard Adams Residence II, Lake Forest IL. Status unknown.
1982 - The Gail Chester "Rod" and Joan Belden Residence, Rochester NY. This is the second of two Rochester houses, the first being the Stein house who were friends of the Beldens, who were local tastemakers. The Belden house was long, seemingly one story in front, and dimensioned like a modern ranch house. The roof has shed-roof skylights, which signal expansiveness within and that becomes apparent in back where the land drops off and the elevation attains three full stories in height. They moved to Palo Alto CA in 1989. Status unknown.
1982 - The Mrs. John Cabot Residence Addition and Renovation, Manchester MA. Original house 1870. Added a sunroom and converted a former stable to include two new apartments. Status unknown.
1982 - The J. Welles and Hannah Henderson Renovation, Manchester MA. Status unknown.
1983 - The J. Welles Henderson Apartment Remodel, Ritttenberg Square, Philadelphia PA. Status unknown.
1983 - The Edward Dane Residence Remodel, Prides Crossing MA. Unbuilt.
1983 - The James Piggott Residence Remodel, Bellevue WA. Unbuilt.
1984 - The El Caserio Remodel, Mountain Lake, 2300 North Scenic Highway, Lake Wales FL. Address may be a main address for development with each house having a specific, unpublished number. Original house built 1928-29 for Alfred Chapin, and the architect was Charles Wait. Sold in the 1950's to Roger Babson. Later the home fell into disrepair and was divided into 4 units. The 4 units sold in 2013 and 2014 to Allison and George Wood, who were or are restoring the home to its original state.
1984 - The Oronsay Restoration, Argyll, Scotland, UK. The Colburns purchased the 1300-acre island with ruins of a fourteenth-century priory. Ike Colburn saw the island advertised in Country Life and bought it unseen; he and Frances restored the priory grounds, farmhouse, and cottages. Still owned by the Colburn family (Oronsay Estate). Since the 1990s the RSPB has farmed the island under agreement with the family as a nature reserve for corncrakes and choughs, and it is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. The priory is among the best preserved in Scotland.
1985 - The Scott Struthers Residence Remodel, Mountain Lake, Lake Wales FL. Original 1919 house designed by Parsons Wait Goodell of Boston. The Colburn archive dates the renovation 1982-83 (job #8206). Status unknown.
1986 - Gaylord Building Renovation, 200 West 8th Street, Lockport IL. First used as a warehouse for the I & M Canal. Sold in 1878 to George Gaylor for his dry goods and grain store. Sold in 1886 to Norton & Co to be used as a warehouse. Sold in 1890 to Barrows Lock Co. who modified the stone structure and its surrounding structures and built a sizeable brick structure on the west side of the Italianate addition. Sold to Yale & Towne, who acquired Barrows Lock. Sold in 1945. It became a print shop, then later a plumbing shop. Sold in the early 80's to Gaylord Donnelley, George Gaylord's grandson, who rehabilitated the building. During the extensive renovation process, the Gaylord Lockport Company removed the 1906 brick addition over the original stone warehouse, as well as the other late nineteenth and twentieth century additions. The structure’s new look reflected its historic character at the time that George Gaylord owned the building. The Gaylord Lockport Company chose to “adaptively reuse” the building to accommodate contemporary needs. These included the Public Landing Restaurant, the Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery, and the Illinois Department of Conservation Visitor’s Center. Since 1996 the building has been a historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation -- its only industrial building -- and a contributing property of the Lockport Historic District (National Register, 1975). Gaylord Donnelley received the President's Historic Preservation Award from Ronald Reagan in 1988. Still operating with exhibit galleries and the Public Landing Restaurant.
1986 - The William and Joan Gray Residence, 107 Mountain Lake, Lake Wales FL. Needs verification.
1986 - The Mark and Barbara Rubenstein Residence II, Nantucket MA. Status unknown.
Around 1987 - The Robert and Sally Brooker Residence IV Remodel, 485 Village Place, Longwood FL. Colburn remodeled a retirement condo.
1987 - The Whittemore House Renovation, 179 Washington Street, Gloucester MA. Converted to six apartments. Later converted to condos. Sold in 1987 to Steven and Sharon Howard.
1988 - aka Morse Court, Manchester MA. Status unknown.
1991 - The 13 Chestnut Street Restoration, 13 Chestnut Street, Boston MA. Original 1806 townhouse was built by Charles Bulfinch for Samuel Gridley and Julia Ward. Currently owned by Clarissa (Colburn) Hunnewell and Frances Colburn under Senior Estate LLC.
1991 - The George and Emily Lewis Renovation, aka Assington, 172 Forest Street, Sherborn MA. Original house built in 1929 by Boston architect, William Aldrich. Built for George's parents, George and Muriel Lewis. Still in the Lewis family as of 2024. Declared a Historic Place in 1986.
1991 – The Lyman and Doris Smith Residence, Mountain Lake, Lake Wales, FL.
Near the Alfred Chapin Residence, incorporating elements of the original Olmsted gardens. The main address for
Mountain Lake is
2300 North Scenic Highway, each house is assigned a unique, unpublished
number.
1992 - The I W Colburn Investment Residence, 4 Chestnut Street, Beacon Hill, Boston MA. Purchased by Colburn as an investment property, completed after his death. Sold in 1993 to William Yates. Sold in 2008 to Frances and Lee Ciaro. Sold in 2015 to William and Allison Achtmeyer.
Year Unknown - The Bromwell Ault Residence, Martha's Vineyard MA. The Colburn archive dates the project 1964 (job #6409). Unbuilt.
Year Unknown - The Albert Bostwick Project, Palm Beach FL. Unbuilt.
Year Unknown - The Robert E. Brooker Apartment Renovation, 1500 North Sheridan, Wilmette IL. Original building built in 1970.
Year Unknown- The Robert E. Brooker Residence and Guest House, Lake Wales FL. Likely the same project as the 1973 Brooker Residence III at Mountain Lake above: the Colburn archive holds a single Brooker Lake Wales job (#7310, papers 1973-1979). Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The C. Mathews Dick Residence Alterations, aka Shadow Pond, 1400 North Waukegan Road, Lake Forest IL. Original build date 1930. Italianate Manor. Jens Jensen landscape architect. Sold to the Catholic Bishop of Chicago. Sold in 2004 to Louellen and Timothy Murray. Sold in 2023 to Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein.
Year Unknown - The Deerfield Residence, Deerfield IL. Possibly the Kittermaster Residence above: the Colburn archive files that job (#6102, 1961) under Deerfield. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The T. A. Dent Residence, Lake Forest IL Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Willard Case Residence, Perinton NY. The Colburn archive dates the project 1961 (job #6114). Unbuilt.
Year Unknown - Circle 9 Ranch for Phelps H. Swift, Sublette County WY. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Bert Dweck Residence, Deal NJ. The Colburn archive dates the project 1970. Unbuilt.
Year Unknown - The Abraham Feldman Residence, Asper Lane, Glencoe IL. The Colburn archive (job #6002, papers 1960-1962) supplies the street and a circa-1960 date. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Joseph Gal Remodel, 861 Hale Street, Beverly Farms MA. (Addess needs confirmation.) House built in 1915. Mr. Gal and his family lived at this address for several years. Joseph Gal died in 2017, deeded to heirs.
Year Unknown - The R. Hixon Glore Project, 600 North Mayflower, Lake Forest IL (needs confirmation). Glore was an investment banker. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - Gloucester Apartments, Gloucester MA. Unbuilt.
Year Unknown - The Daniel and Madeline Gregory Residence, 284 Summer Street, Westwood MA. The original house was built in 1860 so this was a remodel, addition, or renovation of some sort. Sold in 1996 to Bevin and Diana Cherot. Sold to James and Beth Bisson.
Year Unknown - The Charles Rowe Residence, Lake Forest IL. The Colburn archive dates the remodel 1959-61. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Everett (Everette) Edgar Sentman Residence Addition, 905 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest IL. The address is confirmed from a 1965 directory: Who Is Who in Publishing gives Everett Edgar Sentman's permanent address as 905 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. Sentman, born 1913, was editor-in-chief of United Educators, Inc. at Tangley Oaks Educational Center in Lake Bluff, one town north, and of The American Educator Encyclopedia; both spellings of his given name are contemporary. The commission cannot be dated - the Irving W. Colburn Papers finding aid, Ryerson & Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago (accession 2002.10) holds only six black and white exterior photographs, filed as "Sentman Residence (#unknown)," with no job number, no date and no address, and nothing in the project papers series - but Colburn left Illinois for Massachusetts in 1973, which brackets it to about 1955-1973. Sold in 2021 for $2,300,000. The Colburn work does not survive: Lake County gives PIN 12-34-308-002 a year built of 1984 and an effective year built of 1984, whereas the county demonstrably carries split values where an older house was remodeled - on this same street, 425 reads 1903/1932, 443 reads 1875/1933, 990 reads 1910/1933 - so 1984 is a true construction year, not a remodel date. The present 5,412 square foot house is a Cape Cod and Tudor with a cedar shake roof and a curved staircase, with no modernist fabric. Destroyed.
Year Unknown - The Upton Residence, Arizona. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Robert Upton Residence, 500 Ridgeway Street Remodel, St. Joseph MI. Original home built in 1942. The lot was split. Sold in 2017 to Robert Upton's grandnephew, Benjamin. Status unknown.
Year Unknown - The Paul Van Leer Residence, Lake Forest IL. Status unknown.
Sources include: Elizabeth Askren and Catherine Cramer; I. W. Colburn: Emotion in Modern Architecture and I. W. Colburn by Jay Pridmore.