Michael O'Donohue
Michael O'Donohue | |
|---|---|
 Former Immaculate Conception Church, Hartford, Connecticut | |
| Born | 1835 Ireland |
| Died | (aged 77) |
Michael O'Donohue (1835 – December 19, 1912) was an Irish-American builder and architect from Hartford, Connecticut who designed a number of ecclesiastical buildings in New England for both Roman Catholic and Jewish clients.
Early life and career[edit]
O'Donohue was born in 1835 Ireland and immigrated to America in 1872. Little is known of his life before his relocated to Hartford.
Architectural practice[edit]
In 1890 he moved to Hartford, Connecticut where he established an architectural practice under his own name. He carried on an active business as a designer of Catholic churches in the Gothic Revival style. O'Donohue is one of the few architects of Catholic churches to have also built for non-Catholic clients as well.
He died at his home in Hartford on December 19, 1912.[1]
Legacy[edit]
O'Donohue is not as significant a figure in 19th century American Catholic architecture as his fellow countrymen and contemporaries Patrick. C Keely, James Murphy, or Patrick W. Ford.[citation needed] Nonetheless his work is appreciated today and several of his buildings have been selected to National Registers.[2]
Works[edit]
Connecticut[edit]
- Our Lady of Sorrows School, Hartford, Connecticut
- Ados Israel Synagogue, Hartford, Connecticut[3]
- LaSalette Seminary, Hartford, Connecticut (Central portion of present building, wings added by O'Connell and Shaw)
- Former Immaculate Conception Church, Hartford, Connecticut
- St. Ann Church, Hartford, Connecticut (replaced by present building by Henry F. Ludorf)
- St. Anthony of Padua Church, Litchfield, Connecticut (burned 1944, replaced by Oliver Reagan)
- St. Mary Rectory, New Britain, Connecticut (church by Patrick. C. Keely)
- St. Mary Church, Union City, Connecticut
- Sacred Heart Church, Hartford, Connecticut (first church, later completed by George A. Zunner)[4]
- St. Peter Church, New Britain, Connecticut
- St. Mary's Parochial School (1888 section) Windsor Locks, CT
New York[edit]
- St Francis DeSales Church, Phoenicia, New York[5]
Rhode Island[edit]
- Unnamed church, Providence, Rhode Island
References[edit]
- ^ "Michael O'Donohue". Hartford Courant. December 20, 1912. p. 9. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Connecticut Trust For Historic Preservation – Michael O'Donohue
- ^ Hog River Journal
- ^ Hispanic Hartford – Sacred Heart Church
- ^ St. Francis DeSales website