Hugh Roberts (architect)

Hugh Roberts (1867–1928)[1] was an architect in Jersey City, New Jersey. He designed the Hudson County Courthouse, built from 1906 to 1910.[2] Roberts served two terms as president of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Hugh Roberts
Born1867
Died1928
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrooklyn Polytechnic Institute
OccupationArchitect
Children1 daughter, 3 sons
PracticeAmerican Institute of Architects
The Hudson County Courthouse in Jersey City, designed by Roberts and completed in 1910.

He was born in Brooklyn, New York and studied at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.[3]

A corruption scandal followed completion of the courthouse in 1910 and damaged his career.[4] He also designed several homes in what is now the West Bergen - East Lincoln Park Historic District[5]

He married and had a daughter and three sons.

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  1. ^ "ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)". Getty. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Columbia County". American Courthouses. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  3. ^ https://njs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/njs/article/download/128/149 [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ Gabrielan, Randall (July 20, 2018). "The Hudson County Court House and Hugh Roberts: A Building and Architect in Perspective". New Jersey Studies. 4 (2): 69–98. doi:10.14713/njs.v4i2.128 – via njs.libraries.rutgers.edu.
  5. ^ "West Bergen--East Lincoln Park Historic District". www.nps.gov.