Robert Williams Gibson | |
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Born | November 17, 1854 Essex, England |
Died | August 17, 1927 Woodbury, New York |
Nationality | USA |
Known for | Architect |
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.
Gibson studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. He won a competition to design All Saints Cathedral (Albany, New York).
All Saints Cathedral (Albany, New York), 1888, West facade.
St. Michael's Episcopal Church (New York City), 1890.
Snug Harbor Music Hall, 1890–92, Staten Island, New York City.
Morton F. Plant House, 1905. Cartier Jewelers' New York landmark location on 5th Avenue.
Gibson married in 1890 to Caroline J. Hammond. They had four children: three daughters and a son.