Robert W. Gibson
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Born |
November 17, 1854 Essex, England |
Died |
August 17, 1927 Woodbury, New York |
Nationality | USA |
Known for | Architect |
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.
Gibson studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. He won a competition to design All Saints Cathedral (Albany, New York).[1]
Works
- 1885 Notleymere, Cazenovia (town), 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)
- 1892 Church Missions House
- 1890-92 Music Hall (Sailors' Snug Harbor), Staten Island
- 1890-93, Randall Memorial Church (Sailors' Snug Harbor), Staten Island, demolished 1952.[2]
- 1897-1897, St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Mechanicville, 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.
- 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.
Personal
Gibson married in 1890 to Caroline J. Hammond. They had four children: three daughters and a son.[3]
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