Henry Martyn Congdon

Henry Martyn Congdon (1834–1922) was an American architect and designer. The son an of Episcopal priest who was a founder of the New York Ecclesiological Society, he was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1854, he graduated from Columbia College, where he was a member of Psi Upsilon.

Congdon was apprenticed to John W. Priest, and following Priest's death, assumed his practice, located at the time in Newburgh, New York. He moved the practice to Manhattan, cooperating for a time with Emlen T. Littel and J. Cleveland Cady, otherwise practicing alone until he was joined by his son, Herbert Wheaton Congdon. He resided in Brooklyn at the time of his death.

Specializing in churches, he designed numerous Episcopal churches during his career, mainly in the Gothic Revival tradition.

During the Civil War, he served as a member of the 7th Regiment. During his career, he was Vice President of the Brooklyn Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Secretary of the American Institute of Architects.

His church designs include:

He also designed a number of baptismal fonts and similar appurtenances for other churches.

Christ Episcopal Church (1896), Ansonia, Connecticut

Calvary Episcopal Church (1896), Summit, New Jersey.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1911), Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.

St. James Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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