Richard M Upjohn

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Occupation Architect Name Richard Upjohn		Role Architect Parents Richard Upjohn

Born March 7, 1828 Shaftesbury, England Buildings Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut Died March 3, 1903, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States Organizations founded American Institute of Architects Structures Connecticut State Capitol, St Paul's Episcopal Church, Christ Church, Trinity Chapel Complex, St Peter's Episcopal Church Similar People Richard Upjohn, Charles Bulfinch, Jacob Wrey Mould, Richard Morris Hunt, Ralph Adams Cram

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

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.

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.

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.

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