Christian Heyden (baptised 14 August 1803, died 4 November 1869) was a German architect.
[1] Heyden was from 1843 member of the board of the Barmer section of the Central Cathedral Building Society.
He was a member of the Elberfeld Masonic lodge Hermann zum Lande der Berge and in 1863 was awarded the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle.
[citation needed] Heyden has been regarded as a leading figure for Gothic Revival buildings in Westphalia.
[2] Heyden took part in buildings of Gasanstalten, including Barmen, Gütersloh and Dorsten.