Richard M. Upjohn
Richard Michell Upjohn | |
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| Born | March 7, 1828 |
| Died | March 3, 1903 (aged 74) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse |
Emma Degen Tyng (m. 1856) |
| Buildings | Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford |
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
(1853–54), Upjohn's first design on his own
Richard Michell Upjohn,
FAIA, (March 7, 1828 – March 3, 1903) was an American architect, co-founder and president of the American Institute of Architects
.
Early life and career
Upjohn was born on March 7, 1828, in
née Parry) Upjohn (1803–1882).[1]
In 1853, at eighteen years old, he joined his father's New York architectural firm to study architecture and later became his father's partner. The earliest building that architectural scholars credit to him alone is
Madison Square Presbyterian Church in New York City, built from 1853 to 1854. He became best known, much like his father, for his High Gothic Revival style of architecture.[2] He, again like his father, was a founding member and president of the American Institute of Architects.[3]
A number of noteworthy architects trained in his office, including
National Historic Landmarks.[5]
Personal life
On October 1, 1856, Upjohn was married to Emma Degen Tyng (1836–1906).[6] Together, they were the parents of three daughters and five sons, including Hobart Upjohn, who practiced as a civil engineer and architect.[3]
Upjohn died on March 3, 1903, at his home, 296 Clinton Street,[7] in Brooklyn, New York.[3] He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, for which he and his father had done design work many years before.[8]
Works with Richard Upjohn
- St. John Chrysostom Church (1851) in Delafield, Wisconsin, on the NRHP
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1859) in Albany, New York, a National Historic Landmark[9]
- Trinity-St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1862–63) in New Rochelle, New York, on the NRHP
- All Saint's Memorial Church (1864) in Navesink, New Jersey, a National Historic Landmark
- The third Saint Thomas Church(1865–70) in New York City, destroyed by fire in 1905
- Green-Wood Cemetery (1860s) in Brooklyn, New York, a National Historic Landmark
- Edwin A. Stevens Hall (1871) in Hoboken, New Jersey, on the NRHP
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1871–75) in Selma, Alabama, on the NRHP
Works as Richard M. Upjohn
Individual projects include:[10]
- Madison Square Presbyterian Church(1906)
- St. James Episcopal Church (1855) in La Grange, Texas, on the NRHP
- St. Luke's Church (1857) in Clermont, New York, on the NRHP
- Riverdale, New York, on the NRHP
- Staten Island, New York, on the NRHP
- Boston, Massachusetts
- St. Paul's Church(1866) in Brooklyn, New York, on the NRHP
- St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church (1869) in Stamford, Connecticut, on the NRHP
- Trinity Church (1871) in Thomaston, Connecticut, on the NRHP
- Salt Lake City, Utah, on the NRHP[11]
- Connecticut State Capitol (1871-1878) in Hartford, Connecticut, a National Historic Landmark[12]
- Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church (1873) in Rochester, New York, on the NRHP
- Fay Club (1883) in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on the NRHP
- Church of St. Joseph of Arimathea (1883) in Greenburgh, New York, on the NRHP
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church (1886) in Augusta, Maine, on the NRHP
- St. Margaret of Antioch Episcopal Church (1892) in Staatsburg, New York.[13]
- St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church (1887) in Brooklyn, New York, on the NRHP
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1891) in Peekskill, New York, on the NRHP
- Church of St. John in the Wilderness (1852) in Copake Falls, New York, on the NRHP
References
- ^ Upjohn, Everard Miller (1939). Richard Upjohn, Architect and Churchman. Columbia University Press. p. 22. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ISBN 9780520214941. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "DEATH OF RICHARD M. UPJOHN.; A Prominent Architect and One of the Investigators of the State Capitol Building at Albany" (PDF). The New York Times. 4 March 1903. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- New York Times, 5 May 2011 (Retrieved 10 May 2011)
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ISBN 9780598463906. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ISBN 9781423619116. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-89028-128-4.
- ISBN 9781439611869. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ISBN 9780195128017. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ISBN 9780738595160. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Pierce, Patricia Dawes (1979). Monument, the Connecticut State Capitol. Old State House Association. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "History". St. Margaret's Episcopal Church. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard M. Upjohn.
- Columbia University Libraries: The Upjohn collection of architectural drawings by Richard, Richard Michell, and Hobart Upjohn :Architectural drawings, papers, and records, (circa 1827-1910)
- Richard M. Upjohn at Find a Grave
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