Herbert Langford Warren
Herbert Langford Warren (1857-1917) designed the Church of the Holy City in
Washington, DC. This Swedenborgian church, built during 1894-96 and 1908, stands in
the midst of what is now the 16th Street Historic District neighborhood in Northwest
Washington. Architect. Warren was "an important link in the chain of individuals who contributed to the
architectural practice, theories of design, and the teaching of architectural history in the
United States at the turn of the twentieth century", from the University Press of New England
(UPNE). Warren founded the School of Architecture at Harvard (now the Graduate School of
Design), was a charter member and long-time president of the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts.
Of his architectural practice, it was said at Warren's death, "He designed with skill and restraint, and all his
buildings are marked by the same scrupulous regard for historic precedent, consistency of character, and
refinement of detail." Swedenborgian. Born in England of an English mother and an American father, a Swedenborgian
missionary, Warren was a founding member of the Swedenborgian church in Cambridge established 1888.
Catherine Clark Warren, Warren's wife, was the daughter of the Reverend James Reed, a notable
Swedenborgian minister in Boston. Works. Of Warren's other professional work, he was known for the design of the Swedenborg Chapel in
Cambridge, Massachusetts and the Troy Orphan Asylum in Troy, New York.
For more extensive reading on Warren, try Herbert Langford Warren: Architecture, Harvard, And The
Organizations Of The Arts And Crafts Movement by Maureen Meister, published by UPNE in 2003.
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