Richard M. Upjohn

Richard Michell Upjohn
The Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut.
Born	March 7, 1828 Shaftesbury, England
Died	March 3, 1903 Brooklyn, New York
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut

Madison Square Presbyterian Church (1853–54), Upjohn's first design on his own

St. James Episcopal Church (1855) in La Grange, Texas

Richard Michell Upjohn, FAIA, (March 7, 1828 – March 3, 1903) was an influential American architect, co-founder and president of the American Institute of Architects.

Early life and career

Uphohn was born on March 7, 1828 in Shaftesbury, England and his family emigrated to the United States in 1829. He was the son of the famous architect Richard Upjohn (1802–1878) and joined his father's New York architectural firm in 1853. 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. He, again like his father, was a founding member and president of the American Institute of Architects.

A number of noteworthy architects trained in his office, including Clarence Fagan True.^[1]

Personal life

His son, Hobart Upjohn, practiced as a civil engineer and architect. Richard M. Upjohn died on March 3, 1903 in Brooklyn, New York. He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, for which he and his father had done design work many years before.^[2]

A number of buildings that he designed are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Four are listed as National Historic Landmarks.^[3]

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
• 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:

• Madison Square Presbyterian Church (1853–54), at Madison Avenue and 24th Street, New York City, demolished for Stanford White's 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
• Christ Church Episcopal (1866) in Riverdale, New York, on the NRHP
• St. Alban's Episcopal Church (1865) in Staten Island, New York, on the NRHP
• Church of the Covenant (1865–67) in 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
• First National Bank (1871) in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the NRHP
• Connecticut State Capitol (1871-1878) in Hartford, Connecticut, a National Historic Landmark
• 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. 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

Notes

1. Christopher Gray, "Streetscapes | Clarence True: Row House Wrangler, Chuck Wagon Consultant", New York Times, 5 May 2011 (Retrieved 10 May 2011)
2. Doumato, Lamia (1984). Richard Upjohn, Richard Michell Upjohn, and the Gothic revival in America. Monticello, Illinois: Vance Bibliographies. pp. 1–9. ISBN 978-0-89028-128-4.
3. Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

• Columbia University Libraries: The Upjohn collection of architectural drawings by Richard, Richard Michell, and Hobart Upjohn :Architectural drawings, papers, and records, (circa 1827-1910)