Hobart Brown Upjohn (1876–1949) was an American architect, best known for designing a number of ecclesiastical and educational structures in New York and in North Carolina. He also designed a number of significant private homes. His firm produced a total of about 150 projects, a third of which were in North Carolina.[1]
Hobart Upjohn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1876 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | 1949 New York City, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Mead Memorial Chapel |
He was born in New York City in 1876, a son of Richard M. Upjohn (1828–1903) and grandson of Richard Upjohn (1802–1878). He received a degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1899. He worked in his father's firm until 1903 and then opened his own practice in 1905. He entered a partnership with George W. Conable (1866–1933) in 1908. That partnership ended in 1914. One of the works produced by the partnership was the 1909 Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[2][3] He closed his practice in 1945 and died in 1949.[1]
A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
Notable works edit
- Chapel of the Cross (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) Church (1925), Main Tower, and Cloister
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York
- Mead Memorial Chapel
- Roanoke Rapids High School, 800 Hamilton St., Roanoke Rapids, NC (Upjohn, Hobart Brown), NRHP-listed[2]
- St. Athanasius Episcopal Church and Parish House and the Church of the Holy Comforter, Burlington, North Carolina
- Christ Episcopal Church, Parish House & Chapel, 120 E. Edenton St., Raleigh, NC (Upjohn, Hobart), NRHP-listed[2]
- Church of St. Joseph of Arimathea, 2172 Saw Mill River Rd., Greenburgh, NY (Upjohn, Hobart), NRHP-listed[2]
- First Presbyterian Church, Portico, Steeple, Parish House, & Chapel, Ann and Bow Sts., Fayetteville, NC (Upjohn, Hobart), NRHP-listed[2]
- First Presbyterian Church, 125 S. 3rd St., Wilmington, NC
- Mead Memorial Chapel, 2 Chapel Rd., Lewisboro, NY (Upjohn, Hobart B.), NRHP-listed[2]
- All Saints Episcopal Church (1917) in the Roanoke Rapids Historic District, Roanoke Rapids, NC[4]
- Scarsdale Woman's Club, 37 Drake Rd., Scarsdale, NY (Upjohn, Hobart), NRHP-listed[2]
- St. Athanasius Episcopal Church and Parish House and the Church of the Holy Comforter, 300 E. Webb Ave. and 320 E. Davis St., Burlington, NC (Upjohn, Hobart), NRHP-listed[2]
- St. Catherine's School, 6001 Grove Ave., Richmond, VA (Upjohn, Hobart), NRHP-listed[2]
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 68 Bedford Rd., Katonah, New York (Upjohn, Hobart B.), NRHP-listed[2]
- Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, original Parish House, Greensboro, North Carolina
- First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Temple Emanuel, (N. Greene St., Greensboro, North Carolina)
- Unitarian Church of All Souls (1931-32), Lexington Avenue, New York City
- Grace Methodist Church (Greensboro, North Carolina)
- First Presbyterian Church (High Point, North Carolina)
- First Presbyterian Church (Concord, North Carolina)
- The Village Chapel (Pinehurst, North Carolina)
- North Carolina State University Library (now Brooks Hall) (Raleigh, North Carolina)
- North Carolina State University, Bagwell, Becton, and Berry Quadrangle (Raleigh, North Carolina)
- First Presbyterian Church (Houston) (1947) 5300 Main Street, Houston, Texas
See also edit
- Harde & Short
- Trinity Cathedral. Columbia, SC
References edit
- ^ a b North Carolina Architects and Builders, A Biographical Dictionary: Hobart Brown Upjohn
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Peter d. Shaver (August 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ Thomas R. Butchko (May 1998). "Roanoke Rapids Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.