Richard Upjohn
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Richard Upjohn (1802 - 1878) was a U.S. architect. Originally from England, he was accustomed to working in the Gothic Revival style, and is responsible for launching the movement to such popularity in the United States. Works include St. Mary's Episcopal church in Burlington, New Jersey, The Church of the Ascension and Trinity Church in New York City, Kingscote in Newport, RI, the former Bristol Academy building (now home to the OCHS) in Taunton, MA, a UU church in Rochester NY that was torn down to make way for the first indoor mall in the US (Midtown) and St. John Chrysotum Church in Delafield, WI.
Architectural drawings and papers by Upjohn and other family members are held by the Drawings and Archives Department of Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, and by New York Public Library's Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Manuscripts and Archives division.
On February 23, 1857, Upjohn along with 13 other architects, co-founded the American Institute of Architects.
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