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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b North Carolina Architects and Builders, A Biographical Dictionary: Hobart Brown Upjohn
  2. ^ 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.
  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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