al ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁brief ▁partners hip , ▁Hugh es ▁and ▁Bo al , ▁with ▁Mark ▁T . ▁Hugh es ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁He ▁opened ▁a ▁practice , ▁Lee ▁and ▁Bo al , ▁with ▁Charles ▁Herbert ▁Lee ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁at ▁Den ver . ▁They ▁designed ▁the ▁Low ell ▁Element ary ▁School ▁in ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁Den ver . ▁Over ▁three ▁years , ▁Bo al ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁travel ing ▁and ▁occasionally ▁commission ing ▁his ▁own ▁work . ▁The ▁firm ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁ ▁Bo al ▁went ▁to ▁France ▁to ▁study ▁architecture ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁de ▁Paris . ▁He ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁Math ilde ▁Den is ▁de ▁La G arde , ▁an ▁arist ocrat , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁Math ilde ' s ▁a unt ▁had ▁married ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Christopher ▁Columb us ▁giving ▁the ▁family ▁a ▁loose ▁claim ▁to ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁expl orer . ▁They ▁lived ▁in ▁T ours ▁de ▁Ch ignon , ▁France ▁and ▁Bo al ▁gave ▁lect ures ▁about ▁architecture ▁to ▁professional ▁and ▁society ▁groups ▁over ▁a ▁four - year ▁period . ▁They ▁had ▁one ▁child , ▁Pierre ▁de ▁Lag arde ▁Bo al . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Bo al ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁established ▁an ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁Equ itable ▁Building ▁in ▁Den