After coming to Chicago, he went to work with J.C. Rankin as a
draftsman; only 16 at the time, Garnsey stayed with Rankin until 1861. One of Garnsey's opera houses is being preserved in
Menominee, Michigan. In Wisconsin, Garnsey was associated with John C. Cochraine in the design of Memorial Hall (1867) at Beloit College in the Near East Side Historical District. Garnsey was the architect for the Shearer-Cristy House (1891) in
Waupaca, Wisconsin and the Clawson-Condon House (1890) in
Brodhead, Wisconsin. Both homes are examples of Queen Anne pattern book design. ==See also==