He and William Reasin designed the Lloyd Street Synagogue in Greek Revival style.
Long was the preferred architect of Episcopal Bishop William Rollinson Whittingham, for whom he designed Mount Calvary Church.
The work entailed not only the Gothic Revival church, but a convent and rectory, both brick Georgian townhouses, and St. Alphonsus Halle.
[4] Also known as a well-known local architect, Robert Cary Long Sr., younger Long's father, also assisted in the construction of the famous iconic old "Assembly Rooms" building which was designed by local landowner Col. Lloyd Nicholas Rogers of "Druid Hill" mansion in 1797.
Sited on the northeast corner of Holliday and East Fayette Streets, of Georgian/Federal styled architecture, used for the Baltimore Dancing Assembly with their frequent receptions, dances, social events and soirees along with various intellectuctual and cultural events.