Charles Babcock
He was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in 1857. He was born in Ballston Spa, New York. After being educated at Union College in 1847, he served as an apprentice of Richard Upjohn while he designed Trinity Church in Manhattan.
Charles Babcock
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- Born
- 1829 · Ballston Spa.
- Died
- 1913 · Ithaca.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect · anglican priest · librarian
- Education
- Union College
- Known for
- Sage Chapel · Sage Hall (Cornell) · Tjaden Hall · Old Armory
- Languages
- English
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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
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1829
Charles Babcock born at Ballston Spa.
1913
Charles Babcock died at Ithaca.
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- 1.The Journal of San Diego History, Winter 1987, Volume 33, Number 1, William Sterling Hebbard: Consummate San Diego Architect; By Kathleen Flanigan; http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/87winter/hebbard.htm
- 2.2022 FAIA Directory by AIA College of Fellows - Issuu. issuu.com. 2022-11-05.
- 3.1. 171.
- 4.The Journal of San Diego History, Winter 1987, Volume 33, Number 1, William Sterling Hebbard: Consummate San Diego Architect; By Kathleen Flanigan
- 5.Rambusch, Viggo Bech. Re-Lighting a Historic Church Interior: Challenges at Cornell University's Sage Chapel. APT Bulletin. 30. 2–3. 56–59. 1999. 10.2307/1504641.
- 6.History of the College of Architecture, Art & Planning Part 3
- 7.AAP college history overview
- 8.History of Cornell Chapter XVII. THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE.
- 9.Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York, New York: A Guide to the Empire State, Oxford University Press, 1940
- 10.National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places Listings. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/16/11 through 5/20/11. 2011-05-27.
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