Robert W. Gibson

Robert W. Gibson, AIA, (1854 in England – 1927 in New York City) was an English-born American ecclesiastical architect active in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century New York City and New York State. He designed several large Manhattan churches and a number of prominent residences and institutional buildings.

Robert Williams Gibson
Born	November 17, 1854 Essex, England
Died	August 17, 1927 Woodbury, New York
Nationality	USA
Known for	Architect

Gibson studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. He won a competition to design All Saints Cathedral in Albany.[1]

Works

• c. 1883 Offices and Keepers Residence, Albany Rural Cemetery (Albany, New York)
• 1883 Mausoleum for John Augustus Griswold, Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York)
• c. 1885 Church of the Ascension (Brooklyn, Greenpoint, New York)
• 1885 Notleymere, Cazenovia (town), New York
• c. 1886, Residence for W.E. Spier (Glen Falls, New York)
• 1888 All Saints Cathedral (Albany, New York)
• 1888 (remodeling) St. Paul's Cathedral (Buffalo, New York)
• 1889-1890 St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Olean, New York)
• 1890 St. Michael's Episcopal Church (New York City)
• c.1891, Trinity Episcopal Church (Ossining, New York)
• 1892 Church Missions House
• 1892 Greenwich Savings Bank (New York City)
• 1890-92 Music Hall (Sailors' Snug Harbor), Staten Island
• 1892 Grace Episcopal Church (Plainfield, New Jersey)
• 1890-93, Randall Memorial Church (Sailors' Snug Harbor), Staten Island, demolished 1952.[2]
• 1897-1897, St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Mechanicville, New York)
• 1897-1900, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, Bronx, New York
• 1905 Morton F. Plant House, 651 Fifth Avenue, New York, with C.P.H. Gilbert. Since 1917, this has been Cartier's Flagship Store.

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  St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Mechanicville, New York), 1896, West Elevation
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  All Saints Cathedral (Albany, New York), 1888, West facade.
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  St. Michael's Episcopal Church (New York City), 1890.
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  Snug Harbor Music Hall, 1890–92, Staten Island, New York City.
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  Greenwich Savings Bank, 1892
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  Morton F. Plant House, 1905. Cartier Jewelers' New York landmark location on 5th Avenue.
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  Mausoleum of John Augustus Griswold, Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, NY, 1883.
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  St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Olean, New York), 1889-1890.
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  The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies Building (Manhattan, New York City). 1892-1894
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  Trinity Episcopal Church (Ossining, New York), c. 1891
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  Greenwich Savings Bank (New York City), 1892

Personal

Gibson married in 1890 to Caroline J. Hammond. They had four children: three daughters and a son.[3]

References

1. Sailors' Snug Harbor Info Plaque
2. American Architect and Buildings News. Oct 25, 1899
3. "Obituary, Robert W. Gibson". New York Times. August 19, 1927.