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Michael O'Donohue

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Michael O'Donohue
Former Immaculate Conception Church, Hartford, Connecticut
Born1835 (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

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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

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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

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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

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Connecticut

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New York

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Rhode Island

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References

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  1. ^ "Michael O'Donohue". Hartford Courant. December 20, 1912. p. 9. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Connecticut Trust For Historic Preservation – Michael O'Donohue
  3. ^ Hog River Journal
  4. ^ Hispanic Hartford – Sacred Heart Church
  5. ^ St. Francis DeSales website