Henry Martyn Congdon

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Henry Martyn Congdon

Henry Martyn Congdon (1834–1922) was an American architect and designer. The son of an Episcopal priest who was a founder of the New York Ecclesiological Society,[1] he was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1854, he graduated from Columbia College, where he was a member of Psi Upsilon.[2]

Congdon was apprenticed to John W. Priest,[3] and following Priest's death, assumed his practice, located at the time in Newburgh, New York. He moved the practice to Manhattan, cooperating for a time with Emlen T. Littel and J. Cleveland Cady,[4] otherwise practicing alone until he was joined by his son, Herbert Wheaton Congdon. He resided in Brooklyn at the time of his death.

Specializing in churches, he designed numerous Episcopal churches during his career, mainly in the Gothic Revival tradition.

During the Civil War, he served as a member of the 7th Regiment. During his career, he was Vice President of the Brooklyn Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Secretary of the American Institute of Architects.

Chapel of the Good Shepherd (1872), Shattuck-Saint Mary's School, Faribault, Minnesota
Christ Episcopal Church (1878), St. Michaels, Maryland

Works[]

His church designs include:

He also designed a number of baptismal fonts and similar appurtenances for other churches.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.answers.com/topic/henry-martyn-congdon-1
  2. ^ Obituary, The New York Times.
  3. ^ Stanton, Phoebe B., The Gothic Revival & American Church Architecture (Baltimore, 1968), 187n
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2010-10-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

  • Obituary, The New York Times, March 3, 1922.
  • Obituary, Journal of the American Institute of Architects, April 1922.
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