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Renwick entered Columbia at age twelve, and went on to earn a graduate degree here. His father, [[James Renwick]], was also an architect and engineer, and served as a professor of "natural philosophy" at Columbia College.
 
Renwick entered Columbia at age twelve, and went on to earn a graduate degree here. His father, [[James Renwick]], was also an architect and engineer, and served as a professor of "natural philosophy" at Columbia College.
 
  
 
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See also Wikipedia's article about "James Renwick, Jr.".
The original home of St. A's, on E. 28th St., designed by Renwick in 1879

James Renwick, Jr. CC 1836 MA 1839 was a gothic revival architect. He designed St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Smithsonian Castle, and the original home of St. A's.

Renwick entered Columbia at age twelve, and went on to earn a graduate degree here. His father, James Renwick, was also an architect and engineer, and served as a professor of "natural philosophy" at Columbia College.