R. H. Robertson

Robert Henderson Robertson
BornApril 29, 1849
DiedJune 3, 1919 (aged 70)
Nehasane, Hamilton County, New York
EducationRutgers College
OccupationArchitect
SpouseCharlotte Markoe
BuildingsPequot Library, Hammersmith Farm, Santanoni Preserve, 150 Nassau Street, Shelburne Farms
The Park Row Building in New York, designed by Robertson (completed 1899)
Witherspoon Hall of Princeton University (Potter & Robertson, built 1875–77)
The Charles H. Baldwin House in Newport, Rhode Island (Potter & Robertson, built 1877–78)
The Church of the Presidents in Elberon, New Jersey (Potter & Robertson, completed 1879)
Camp Santanoni main lodge, for Robert C. Pruyn (built 1892–93)
Robertson's 1886 designs for a church on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The main church was never built, but the chapel was, as Knox Presbyterian Church, now St. John the Martyr Roman Catholic Church (Manhattan).
The "eclectic" MacIntyre Building at 874 Broadway (built 1890–92) contains Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic elements[1]
American Tract Society Building at 150 Nassau Street (built 1894–1895)
Engine Company 55 Firehouse at 363 Broome Street (completed 1895)
Bedford Park Presbyterian Church

Robert Henderson Robertson (April 29, 1849 – June 3, 1919) was an American architect who designed numerous houses, institutional and commercial buildings, and churches. He is known for his wide-variety of works and commissions, ranging from private residences such as Jacqueline Kennedy's childhood home Hammersmith Farm and the Adirondacks Great Camp Santanoni, great civic buildings like Southport's Pequot Library for the Marquand Family to some of the earliest steel skyscrapers in New York City.[2]

Robertson was one of the architects of choice for the late nineteenth century titans of industry, and designed several buildings for the extended Vanderbilt Family, including Shelburne Farms and the outbuildings at the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site.[3]

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  2. ^ "Robert Henderson Robertson (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Musso, Anthony P. "From horse and carriage to automobiles, Vanderbilt coach house served many uses". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved March 4, 2024.