Hobart Upjohn

Hobart Upjohn
Born(1876-05-02)May 2, 1876
Brooklyn, New York, US
DiedAugust 23, 1949(1949-08-23) (aged 73)
Poughkeepsie, New York, US
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsMead 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.

Biography

He was born in Brooklyn on May 2, 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.

He closed his practice in 1945, and died in Poughkeepsie on August 23, 1949.

A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notable works

Chapel of the Cross
Mead Memorial Chapel
Firsty Presbyterian Church, Wilmington NC

See also

References

  1. 1 2 North Carolina Architects and Builders, A Biographical Dictionary: Hobart Brown Upjohn
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Cartwright, Alan (October 17, 1968). "Wyoming Presbyterian Church". The Item. Millburn, NJ. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Sparrow, Dorothy (April 18, 1969). "Mrs. Tucker Reelected at SWC". The Reporter Dispatch. White Plains, NY. Retrieved January 16, 2025.