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Richard Upjohn

Architect · 1802–1878

English-born Richard Upjohn helped establish Gothic Revival church architecture in the United States and also worked with Italianate forms. He was a founder and the first president of the American Institute of Architects.

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St. Paul’s Cathedral

Buffalo, NY

A red sandstone Gothic church fitted to a triangular downtown lot, with an irregular plan and soaring corner tower.

Recorded role: Architect of the original church; Robert W. Gibson redesigned the interior after the 1888 fire.
Reported style: Gothic Revival
Construction span: About 2 years · based on recorded years

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Reported dates: 1849–1851

Original church built in 1849–1851. Later spires and the 1890 reopening after fire are separate phases.

Construction record: Original church built in 1849–1851. Later spires and the 1890 reopening after fire are separate phases.

Location: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.

St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo, New York) Wikipedia · Building identity, architectural attribution, historical phase, style and published location

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Christ Episcopal Church

Raleigh, NC

A Gothic stone church beside Capitol Square, with buttresses, lancet windows and a tower that anchors the street corner.

Recorded role: Architect of the main church; the later parish house and chapel are by Hobart Upjohn.
Reported style: Gothic Revival

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Reported dates: 1854

Designed in 1846 and consecrated in 1854. The 1913–1914 parish additions are excluded from the recorded phase.

Location: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.

Christ Episcopal Church (Raleigh, North Carolina) Wikipedia · Building identity, architectural attribution, historical phase, style and published location
Christ Church — National Historic Landmark nomination National Park Service · Upjohn attribution and 1848 cornerstone / 1854 church phase

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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Baltimore, MD

An Italian basilica-inspired church incorporating surviving walls and sculptural pieces from its fire-damaged predecessor.

Recorded role: Architect of the 1856 rebuilding, incorporating fabric from the earlier church.
Reported style: Romanesque Revival

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Reported dates: 1856

The previous church burned in 1854; Upjohn’s replacement was completed in 1856. The fire date is not treated as a proven construction start.

Location: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Baltimore) Wikipedia · Building identity, architectural attribution, historical phase, style and published location

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