Background
Russell Sturgis was born in 1838 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
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Architectural drawings for Farnam Hall, Yale College, by Russell Sturgis, ca. 1868
First Baptist Church (1875–81), Tarrytown, New York.
RUSSELL STURGIS
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In tMaryland Russell, Jr., attended the old Free Academy (now the College of the City of New York , graduated (A.B.) when he was eighteen.
Career
Following the close of the Civil War in 1865 Mr. Sturgis set up an office in S. York and until 1878 engaged in designing a number of churches collegiate buildings, private homes, and several public and business structures. Comprising his best known works were the University Chapel and three Dormitories at Yale, the Flower Hospital in New York, and the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Albany, N. Y. In 1878 he accepted an invitation to teach at the College of the City of New York, and as Professor of Architecture and Design continued on the College faculty for two years.
Under stress from his architectural work and teaching activities, Mr. Sturgis retired (temporarily) and in 1880 left New York for an extended vacation in Europe. While he soon recovered health he remained abroad over a period of five years, meanwhile devoting much of his time to study in various branches of Art, Sculpture and Architecture. Upon his return to New York, Mr. Sturgis turned his attention to writing numerous articles for publication in professional journals. He also assumed the task of Editor-in-Chief of the "Dictionary of Architecture and Building" published in two volumes (1901-02), and in addition prepared an English translation of Wilhelm Lubke's "Outline of the History of Art" (1904-05), authored a number of books on Architecture, and served as Editor on Art for the Century and Webster's Dictionaries. His outstanding achievement however was “A History of Architecture" published in four volumes, two of which did not appear until several years following his death.
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Mr. Sturgis, distinguished member of the architectural profession, was a Fellow and for two years (1867-69) Secretary of the American Institute of Architects, an organizer and first President of the Architectural League of New York, member of the Fine Arts Federation of New York, and many art and cultural societies.
