Hobart Upjohn

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
Born1876
New York City, New York, United States
Died1949
New York City, New York, USA
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsMead 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

See also

References
  1. North Carolina Architects and Builders, A Biographical Dictionary: Hobart Brown Upjohn
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
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