Richard Upjohn and Richard Michell Upjohn papers 1851-1914

Upjohn, Hobart Brown, 1876-1949.

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Hobart Brown Upjohn (1876-1949) was a New York architect who gave North Carolina an extraordinary number of church and educational buildings, nearly 50 in all, and over 40 during the 1920s alone. From the description of Hobart Upjohn architectural drawings of the Roanoke Rapids Senior High School, 1920-1938 [manuscript]. (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 765335534 Hobart Brown Upjohn (1876-1949) was a New York architect who gave North Caroli...

Upjohn, Richard M. (Richard Michell), 1828-1903

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The Assembly Chamber of the new New York State Capitol, designed by Leopold Eidlitz, was finished in 1879. Structural problems with the ceiling were discovered shortly thereafter. The problem became critical by 1887 and in early 1888 R.M. Upjohn was made a member of a special commission of engineers and architects to study and resolve the situation. At their suggestion, the ceiling and its superstructure were rebuilt from 1888 to 1889. These drawings are, apparently, Upjohn's suggested designs a...

Van Buren, Smith Thompson, 1817-1876

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American Institute of Architects

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The Western Association of Architects (WAA) was founded in Chicago in 1884 as a rival organization of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Members consisted of architects from the Midwest and the South with chapters forming in many states. The WAA was the first architectural organization to petition for licensure of architects. Many architects were members of both WAA and AIA and a decision was made in 1889 for WAA to merge with AIA. From the guide to the Papers of the Western...