Architect
Centurion, 1849–1849
Born 5 February 1810 in Baltimore, Maryland
Died 5 July 1849 in Morristown, New Jersey
Buried First Presbyterian Churchyard
, Morristown, New Jersey
Proposed by Francis F. Marbury
Elected 3 February 1849 at age thirty-eight
Century Memorials
Mr. Marbury announced the decease of Mr. R. Cary Long a member of the Club and moved that a resolution expressive of our regret for his death & respect for his memory be entered upon the minutes & that a copy thereof be transmitted to his widow, which was carried.
Daniel Seymour, Secretary
Monthly Meeting Minutes, 3 November 1849
R. Cary Long—whose sudden decease excited the sincere regrets of the members—was an architect, and had reached an eminent professional position at the time of his death. He was a man of large acquirements, and was well known as an elegant and accomplished writer on subjects connected with his pursuits. Several articles on architectural subjects, from his pen, were published in various periodicals of the time, and were distinguished for their learning and research. An interesting paper on the “Ancient Architecture of America,” read by him before the New York Historical Society, was received with great praise. It is published among the archives of that institution. Mr. Long was a warm-hearted and genial man. His conversation was enriched by extensive study and observation, which rendered him a welcome member at our meetings.
John H. Gourlie
“The Origin and History of the Century,” 1856