Charles Babcock

Remaining with the firm for five years, he became a partner and later married Upjohn's daughter. From 1858 to 1862 he taught in St. Stephen's college, Annandale, New York. His interest in Gothic Revival architecture led him to study for the ministry, and after his training he became the priest and rector of an Episcopal church in Arden, New York. He was elected the first Professor of Architecture at Cornell University on September 18, 1871, essentially founding the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. While at Cornell, he continued to serve as a minister, and authored two textbooks, Elementary Architecture (1876) and Vaults (1884), and designed several important campus buildings, including Sage Hall, Franklin Hall (later renamed Olive Tjaden Hall), and Sage Chapel. He designed Christ Church in Sparkill, New York. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. Babcock died in Ithaca, New York at the age of 84.

• Illustration — St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Walden, NY, designed by Babcock in 1871. • Illustration — The Cornell Armory, a Babcock building that has since been demolished • Illustration — Sage Hall, 1875 • Illustration — Franklin Hall, now Olive Tjaden Hall, 1883