Background
He was born in New York City in 1876, a son of Richard M. Upjohn (1828–1903) and grandson of Richard Upjohn (1802–1878). He worked in his father"s firm until 1903 and then opened his own practice in 1905.
He was born in New York City in 1876, a son of Richard M. Upjohn (1828–1903) and grandson of Richard Upjohn (1802–1878). He worked in his father"s firm until 1903 and then opened his own practice in 1905.
He also designed a number of significant private homes. His firm produced a total of about 150 projects, a third of which were in North Carolina. He received a degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1899.
That partnership ended in 1914.
One of the works produced by the partnership was the 1909 Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. He closed his practice in 1945 and died in 1949.
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