Background
Henry C. Dudley was born in 1813.
Henry C. Dudley was born in 1813.
Mr. Dudley was a prominent member of the profession as early as 1850. After becoming a charter member of the American Institute of Architects in 1857 he served two years on the National Board of Directors, and later between 1860 and 1865.
Three outstanding churches of the mid-nineteenth century were built in Nashville, Tenn. from the plans of Wills & Dudley, notably Holy Trinity (1852), the First Christian Science Church (1856-58) and the Church of the Advent (1857-66), the latter said to be the purest example of Gothic architecture in the state. In addition Christ Episcopal Church at New Brunswick, N J was designed by the firm, also St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Syracuse! N.Y., the latter a mid-Victorian building.
He partnered with architect Frank Wills, whom he knew from their days working together in Exeter, England for John Hayward, and worked on a number of churches with him. After Wills' sudden death in April 1857, Dudley is believed to have completed the Episcopal Church of the Nativity (Huntsville, Alabama), which is now a National Historic Landmark. He also worked on his own and with Frederick Diaper.