Joseph Connolly (architect)

Joseph Connolly
Born 1840
Limerick, Ireland
Died 1904
Nationality Irish Canadian
Work
Buildings Church of Our Lady Immaculate, Guelph, St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica, London, St. Paul's Basilica, Toronto

Joseph Connolly (1840–1904) was an Irish Canadian architect, born in Limerick, Ireland. He trained as an architect under J.J. McCarthy in his native Ireland before coming to North America.[1] Connolly specialized in Gothic Revival design. He is best known for the churches he built throughout Ontario, mainly for the Irish Roman Catholic community, though he also produced some industrial and residential buildings.[2]

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Biography

After completing training with James Joseph McCarthy, the 'Irish Pugin', Joseph Connolly advanced to become McCarthy's chief assistant in the 1860s and subsequently went on a study tour through Europe.[3] He started a practice in Dublin in 1871, but moved shortly after to Toronto where he partnered with surveyor Silas James, an association that lasted until 1877. From the 1880s, he worked with A.W. Holmes. Joseph Connolly died of bronchial asthma in 1904.[4][5]

Style

Though he also designed secular buildings, Connolly is known for his Gothic Revival churches.[6] He emulated J.J. McCarthy and George Ashlin, the most successful Roman Catholic church architects in Ireland during Connolly's formative years.[7] His work bears some similarities to his contemporaries in Ireland such as William Hague.[8]

Works

Building Year Completed Builder Style Source Location Image
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church 1881-5; spire added 1904-5 Joseph Connolly; spire - A.W. Holmes Gothic Revival Architecture 15 Bathurst Street and Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Church of Our Lady Immaculate 1877-1926 Joseph Connolly (architect) Gothic Revival Architecture Guelph, Ontario
St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica 1880-1924 Joseph Connolly (architect) Gothic Revival Architecture London, Ontario
Church of the Immaculate Conception [9] 1875 Joseph Connolly (architect) Gothic Revival Architecture Formosa, Ontario
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, 1875 Joseph Connolly (architect) Gothic Revival Architecture Hamilton, Ontario [10]
James Street Baptist Church [11] 1879 Joseph Connolly (architect) Gothic Revival Architecture Hamilton, Ontario
St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica 1880-1926 Joseph Connolly (architect) Gothic Revival Architecture London, Ontario
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church 1881-1905 Joseph Connolly (architect) Gothic Revival Architecture Toronto, Ontario
St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral [12] 1881 Joseph Connolly (architect) Gothic Revival Architecture Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
St. Basil's Church addition[13] 1886 Joseph Connolly (architect) Gothic Revival Architecture Toronto, Ontario
St. Mary's Cathedral enlargement [14] 1889 Joseph Connolly (architect) Gothic Revival Architecture Kingston, Ontario
St. Paul's Basilica 1889 Joseph Connolly (architect) Gothic Revival Architecture Toronto, Ontario
St. Michael's Cathedral redecoration and alterations, [15] 1890 Joseph Connolly (architect) Gothic Revival Architecture Toronto, Ontario

References

  1. ^ "Gothic Revival Architecture and Joseph Connolly". Catholic Canada. 2010-10-23. http://www.catholicanada.com/catholic-culture/architecture/301-gothic-revival-architecture-and-joseph-connolly.html. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  2. ^ "Joseph Connolly 1840-1904". Ontario Heritage Trust. http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_7522_1.html. Retrieved 2011-03-07. 
  3. ^ Thurlby, Malcolm (May 2004). "Two Late Nineteenth-century Roman Catholic Churches in Toronto by Joseph Connolly: St Mary’s, Bathurst Street and St Paul’s, Power Street" (PDF). Ecclesiology Today (33): 30. http://www.ecclsoc.org/ET.33.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  4. ^ "Architects - Joseph Connolly". Ontario Heritage Trust. http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/PlacesOfWorship/Public/Architecture/Architects.aspx?ID=114&SearchFor=Joseph%20Connolly. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  5. ^ Thurlby, Malcolm (May 2004). "Two Late Nineteenth-century Roman Catholic Churches in Toronto by Joseph Connolly: St Mary’s, Bathurst Street and St Paul’s, Power Street" (PDF). Ecclesiology Today (33): 30. http://www.ecclsoc.org/ET.33.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  6. ^ "Architects - Joseph Connolly". Ontario Heritage Trust. http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/PlacesOfWorship/Public/Architecture/Architects.aspx?ID=114&SearchFor=Joseph%20Connolly. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  7. ^ Thurlby, Malcolm (May 2004). "Two Late Nineteenth-century Roman Catholic Churches in Toronto by Joseph Connolly: St Mary’s, Bathurst Street and St Paul’s, Power Street" (PDF). Ecclesiology Today (33): 35. http://www.ecclsoc.org/ET.33.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  8. ^ Thurlby, Malcolm (May 2004). "Two Late Nineteenth-century Roman Catholic Churches in Toronto by Joseph Connolly: St Mary’s, Bathurst Street and St Paul’s, Power Street" (PDF). Ecclesiology Today (33): 36. http://www.ecclsoc.org/ET.33.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  9. ^ "Gothic Revival Architecture and Joseph Connolly". Catholic Canada. 2010-10-23. http://www.catholicanada.com/catholic-culture/architecture/301-gothic-revival-architecture-and-joseph-connolly.html. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  10. ^ "Gothic Revival Architecture and Joseph Connolly". Catholic Canada. 2010-10-23. http://www.catholicanada.com/catholic-culture/architecture/301-gothic-revival-architecture-and-joseph-connolly.html. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  11. ^ "Places of Worship - Joseph Connolly". Ontario Heritage Trust. http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/PlacesOfWorship/Public/Inventory/ResultsList.aspx?SearchType=0&EntityCategory=0&Entity=0&ID=114. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  12. ^ Thurlby, Malcolm (May 2004). "Two Late Nineteenth-century Roman Catholic Churches in Toronto by Joseph Connolly: St Mary’s, Bathurst Street and St Paul’s, Power Street" (PDF). Ecclesiology Today (33): 30. http://www.ecclsoc.org/ET.33.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  13. ^ Krawczyk, Bob. "Detailed Structure Information - St. Basil's Church". TOBuilt. http://www.tobuilt.ca/php/tobuildings_more.php?search_fd3=2578. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 
  14. ^ McKendry, Jennifer. "Chronology of Kingston Architecture". http://www.mckendry.net/CHRONOLOGY/chronology.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 
  15. ^ Krawczyk, Bob. "Detailed Structure Information - St. Michael's Cathedral". TOBuilt. http://www.tobuilt.ca/php/tobuildings_more.php?search_fd3=2720. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 
  16. ^ "Gothic Revival Architecture and Joseph Connolly". Catholic Canada. 2010-10-23. http://www.catholicanada.com/catholic-culture/architecture/301-gothic-revival-architecture-and-joseph-connolly.html. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  17. ^ "Places of Worship - Joseph Connolly". Ontario Heritage Trust. http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/PlacesOfWorship/Public/Inventory/ResultsList.aspx?SearchType=0&EntityCategory=0&Entity=0&ID=114. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  18. ^ Thurlby, Malcolm (May 2004). "Two Late Nineteenth-century Roman Catholic Churches in Toronto by Joseph Connolly: St Mary’s, Bathurst Street and St Paul’s, Power Street" (PDF). Ecclesiology Today (33): 30. http://www.ecclsoc.org/ET.33.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  19. ^ Thurlby, Malcolm (May 2004). "Two Late Nineteenth-century Roman Catholic Churches in Toronto by Joseph Connolly: St Mary’s, Bathurst Street and St Paul’s, Power Street" (PDF). Ecclesiology Today (33): 30. http://www.ecclsoc.org/ET.33.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  20. ^ "Places of Worship - Joseph Connolly". Ontario Heritage Trust. http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/PlacesOfWorship/Public/Inventory/ResultsList.aspx?SearchType=0&EntityCategory=0&Entity=0&ID=114. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  21. ^ "Places of Worship - Joseph Connolly". Ontario Heritage Trust. http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/PlacesOfWorship/Public/Inventory/ResultsList.aspx?SearchType=0&EntityCategory=0&Entity=0&ID=114. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 

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