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R. Cary Long

Full Name: Robert Cary Long

Architect

Centurion, 1849–1849

Proposed by
Francis F. Marbury
born February 5, 1810
Baltimore, Maryland
died July 5, 1849
Morristown, New Jersey
elected February 3, 1849
Age thirty-eight
Member portrait of R. Cary Long

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

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