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| Born | May 2, 1876 Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Died | August 23, 1949 (aged 73) Poughkeepsie, New York, US |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Mead Memorial Chapel First Presbyterian Church |
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]
Biography
[edit]He was born in Brooklyn on May 2, 1876, a son of Richard M. Upjohn (1828–1903) and grandson of Richard Upjohn (1802–1878).[2] 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.[3][4]
He closed his practice in 1945, and died in Poughkeepsie on August 23, 1949.[1][2]
A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Notable works
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- 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[3]
- 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[3]
- Church of St. Joseph of Arimathea, 2172 Saw Mill River Rd., Greenburgh, NY (Upjohn, Hobart), NRHP-listed[3]
- First Presbyterian Church, Portico, Steeple, Parish House, & Chapel, Ann and Bow Sts., Fayetteville, NC (Upjohn, Hobart), NRHP-listed[3]
- First Presbyterian Church, 125 S. 3rd St., Wilmington, NC
- Mead Memorial Chapel, 2 Chapel Rd., Lewisboro, NY (Upjohn, Hobart B.), NRHP-listed[3]
- All Saints Episcopal Church (1917) in the Roanoke Rapids Historic District, Roanoke Rapids, NC[5]
- Scarsdale Woman's Club, 37 Drake Rd., Scarsdale, NY (Upjohn, Hobart), NRHP-listed[3]
- 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[3]
- St. Catherine's School, 6001 Grove Ave., Richmond, VA (Upjohn, Hobart), NRHP-listed[3]
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 68 Bedford Rd., Katonah, New York (Upjohn, Hobart B.), NRHP-listed[3]
- 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
- Wyoming Presbyterian Church, 432 Wyoming Avenue, Millburn, New Jersey[6]
- Church of St. James the Less, 10 Church Lane, Scarsdale, New York[7]
- Scarsdale Community Baptist Church, 51 Popham Road, Scarsdale, New York[7]
See also
[edit]- Harde & Short
- Trinity Cathedral. Columbia, SC
References
[edit]- 1 2 North Carolina Architects and Builders, A Biographical Dictionary: Hobart Brown Upjohn
- 1 2 Written at Scarsdale, New York. "H. B. Upjohn of Scarsdale Dies; Won 5 Church Design Awards". The Herald Statesman. Yonkers, New York. August 24, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Shaver, Peter D. (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 December 30, 2010.
- ↑ 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 January 1, 2015.
- ↑ Cartwright, Alan (October 17, 1968). "Wyoming Presbyterian Church". The Item. Millburn, NJ. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- 1 2 Sparrow, Dorothy (April 18, 1969). "Mrs. Tucker Reelected at SWC". The Reporter Dispatch. White Plains, NY. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hobart 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)
- Guide to the Hobart Upjohn Architectural Drawings of the Roanoke Rapids Senior High School 1920-1938
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