▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁architect , ▁co - found er ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch itect s . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁U ph ohn ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁in ▁Sh aft es bury , ▁Dor set shire , ▁England ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁architect ▁Richard ▁Up j ohn ▁( 1 8 0 2 – 1 8 7 8 ) ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁( née ▁Par ry ) ▁Up j ohn ▁( 1 8 0 3 – 1 8 8 2 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁at ▁eigh teen ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁joined ▁his ▁father ' s ▁New ▁York ▁architect ural ▁firm ▁to ▁study ▁architecture ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁his ▁father ' s ▁partner . ▁The ▁earliest ▁building ▁that ▁architect ural ▁sch ol ars ▁credit ▁to ▁him ▁alone ▁is ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁built ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁best ▁known , ▁much ▁like ▁his ▁father , ▁for ▁his ▁High ▁Goth ic ▁Rev ival ▁style ▁of ▁architecture . ▁ ▁He , ▁again ▁like ▁his ▁father , ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch itect s . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁not ew orth y ▁architect