Robert W. Gibson
Robert W. Gibson, AIA, (1854 in England – 1927 in New York City) was an English-born American ecclesiastical architect active in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century New York City and New York State. He designed several large Manhattan churches and a number of prominent residences and institutional buildings.
Robert Williams Gibson | |
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Born | November 17, 1854 Essex, England |
Died | August 17, 1927 |
Nationality | USA |
Known for | Architect |
Gibson studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. He won a competition to design All Saints Cathedral in Albany.[1]
Works
- c. 1883 Offices and Keepers Residence, Albany Rural Cemetery (Albany, New York)
- 1883 Mausoleum for John Augustus Griswold, Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York)
- c. 1885 Church of the Ascension (Brooklyn, Greenpoint, New York)
- 1885 Notleymere, Cazenovia (town), New York
- c. 1886, Residence for W.E. Spier (Glen Falls, New York)
- 1888 All Saints Cathedral (Albany, New York)
- 1888 (remodeling) St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo, New York)
- 1889-1890 St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Olean, New York)
- 1890 St. Michael's Episcopal Church (New York City)
- c.1891, Trinity Episcopal Church (Ossining, New York)
- 1892 Church Missions House
- 1892 Greenwich Savings Bank (New York City)
- 1890-92 Music Hall (Sailors' Snug Harbor), Staten Island
- 1892 Grace Episcopal Church (Plainfield, New Jersey)
- 1890-93, Randall Memorial Church (Sailors' Snug Harbor), Staten Island, demolished 1952.[2]
- 1897-1897, St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Mechanicville, New York)
- 1897-1900, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, Bronx, New York
- 1905 Morton F. Plant House, 651 Fifth Avenue, New York, with C.P.H. Gilbert. Since 1917, this has been Cartier's Flagship Store.
- All Saints Cathedral (Albany, New York), 1888, West facade.
- St. Michael's Episcopal Church (New York City), 1890.
- Snug Harbor Music Hall, 1890–92, Staten Island, New York City.
- Greenwich Savings Bank, 1892
- Morton F. Plant House, 1905. Cartier Jewelers' New York landmark location on 5th Avenue.
- Greenwich Savings Bank (New York City), 1892
Personal
Gibson married in 1890 to Caroline J. Hammond. They had four children: three daughters and a son.[3]
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References
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- Sailors' Snug Harbor Info Plaque
- American Architect and Buildings News. Oct 25, 1899
- "Obituary, Robert W. Gibson". New York Times. August 19, 1927.
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