Henry Martyn Congdon

Congdon was apprenticed to John W. Priest, 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. Littell and J. Together with Cady he designed the Brooklyn Academy of Design in the High Victorian Gothic mode. Congdon later practiced alone, until he was joined by his son, Herbert Wheaton Congdon. 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. • Illustration — Chapel of the Good Shepherd (1872), Shattuck-Saint Mary's School, Faribault, Minnesota • Illustration — Christ Episcopal Church (1878), St.

• Name — Henry Martyn Congdon • Honorific Suffix — FAIA • Born — 10 May 1834 • Birthplace — Brooklyn • Died — 28 February 1922 • Place of death — Brooklyn • Occupation — Architect • Years Active — 1854–1922 • Education — Columbia College • Awards — Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (1867) • Significant Buildings — St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Harlem St. Michael's Episcopal Cathedral, Boise

His church designs include: • Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, St. Peter, Minnesota, 1869. • Trinity Episcopal Church, Litchfield, Minnesota, 1871. • St. Thomas' Episcopal Church (now Union Baptist), Hartford, Connecticut, 1871. • Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd (now Islamic Awareness Center), Binghamton, New York, 1871 • St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Manhattan, New York, 1872. • Calvary Episcopal Church, Utica, New York, 1872. • Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Shattuck-Saint Mary's School, Faribault, Minnesota, 1872. • Grace Episcopal Church, Paducah, Kentucky, 1873. • Trinity Episcopal Church, Lime Rock, Connecticut, 1874. • Christ Episcopal Church, St. Michaels, Maryland, 1878. • St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 1880. • St. John's Episcopal Church, Dubuque, Iowa, 1878. • Christ Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1883, burned 1963. • St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1886. • St. James Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1888. • Christ Episcopal Church, Westerly, Rhode Island, 1894. • St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Lewistown, PA), 1894. • Christ Episcopal Church, Ansonia, Connecticut, 1896. • Calvary Episcopal Church, Summit, New Jersey, 1896 • Church of the Ascension, (Mount Vernon, New York)), 1896. • Trinity Episcopal Church, Torrington, Connecticut, 1898. • Trinity Episcopal Church, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, 1899. • St. Michael's Episcopal Cathedral, Boise, Idaho, 1900. • All Saints' Episcopal Church, Easton, Maryland, 1900. • St. John's Episcopal Church, Boulder, Colorado, 1903. • Christ Episcopal Church New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, 1904. • St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, 1911. He also designed a number of baptismal fonts and similar appurtenances for other churches.

• Illustration — Brooklyn Academy of Design • Illustration — Christ Episcopal Church (1896), Ansonia, Connecticut • Illustration — Calvary Episcopal Church (1896), Summit, New Jersey. • Illustration — St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1911), Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. • Illustration — St. James Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts.