280:
30:
152:
98:
147:
firm J. J. Dwyer & J. J. McMahon, with John J. Dwyer. He remained in this position until 1911 when he entered into a long partnership with Frank Warren Whiton, forming the firm of Whiton and McMahon. They continued together until 1932 when the practice was dissolved due to the economic
120:, where he would live for the rest of his life. He studied as a boy at St. Patrick School where one of his classmates, John F. Callahan, would later become a Catholic priest and one of McMahon's clients. He left school a few months before graduation in 1890 and took a job as an errand boy.
108:(April 22, 1875 – September 8, 1958) was an American architect who even today remains highly regarded for his churches, schools and other buildings for Catholic clients in Connecticut, especially Hartford and New Haven.
123:
Three years later he was hired by the architectural firm of
Frederick R. Comstock as an apprentice. He worked both in Hartford and New York City. His most notable project was the 1899
639:
124:
694:
689:
709:
612:
191:
526:
127:, located at 68th Street and Central Park West, New York City. His architectural training was cut short when he enlisted in the Connecticut
643:
128:
660:
593:
542:
135:. Eventually McMahon attained the rank of colonel and was henceforth known, professionally and otherwise, as "the Colonel".
445:
372:
244:
173:
433:
132:
309:
219:
279:
322:
215:
619:
359:
334:
328:
57:
366:
346:
315:
302:
296:
289:
238:
232:
225:
208:
201:
185:
179:
117:
84:
43:
78:
465:
148:
depression. After that McMahon practiced under his own name and briefly with architect
Russell Hills.
704:
699:
439:
353:
195:
340:
536:
587:
522:
268:
555:
516:
664:
29:
396:
256:
151:
683:
490:
262:
420:
414:
250:
144:
97:
556:
National
Register of Historic Places Nomination Form Capen-Clark Street District
408:
402:
390:
384:
378:
466:"Collection: John J. McMahon papers | Connecticut State Archives Finding Aids"
640:"Devine Designs Hartford Architect Created Many of State's Catholic Churches"
613:"A Grandfather's Contribution to Hartford's Unique Architectural Landscape"
567:
101:
St. Michael Church, Hartford, Connecticut - Dwyer and McMahon
Architects
531:: Historic photo of St Michael Church shortly after it was constructed
444:
St. Thomas the
Apostle Church (superstructure), School and rectory,
278:
150:
96:
292:(basement church, later completed by another unknown architect)
407:
Richard J. Kinsella School, (now the
Betances School),
283:
Whiton and McMahon Ad from 1916 Hartford City
Directory
661:"John J. McMahon Papers at Connecticut State Library"
218:(superstructure only, built on a basement church by
72:
64:
50:
36:
20:
143:In 1900 McMahon became associate architect of the
582:: Photo of Elks Lodge, attributed to John J Dwyer
157:Whiton and McMahon (served briefly as cathedral)
8:
491:"Central Park West: Second Church of Christ"
28:
17:
155:St. Augustine Church Hartford Connecticut
457:
585:
534:
695:Architects from Hartford, Connecticut
690:Architects of Roman Catholic churches
362:(this church has since been replaced)
211:(this church has since been replaced)
204:(this church has since been replaced)
112:Early life and architectural training
7:
305:(superstructure, school and rectory)
116:McMahon was born April 22, 1875, in
710:American ecclesiastical architects
521:. Arcadia Publishing. p. 43.
14:
572:Historic Buildings of Connecticut
401:Washington St. School additions,
125:Second Church of Christ Scientist
371:St. Thomas the Apostle Church,
470:cslarchives.ctstatelibrary.org
321:St. John of the Cross Church,
249:St. Peter's Parochial School,
1:
419:Moylan (Hillside Ave)School,
314:St. Lawrence O'Toole Church,
261:St. John's Parochial School,
243:St Mary's Home for the Aged,
167:J. J. Dwyer and J. J. McMahon
518:Victorian Hartford Revisited
255:St. John's School for Boys,
172:Mount Saint Joseph Academy,
515:Nenortas, Tomas J. (2007).
413:Dr. James H Naylor School,
395:St James Parochial School,
726:
592:: CS1 maint: postscript (
541:: CS1 maint: postscript (
446:West Hartford, Connecticut
438:St Peter and Paul Church,
373:West Hartford, Connecticut
365:Most Holy Trinity Church,
245:West Hartford, Connecticut
174:West Hartford, Connecticut
434:Wethersfield, Connecticut
333:St. Rose of Lima Church,
228:(administration building)
27:
495:The Upper West Side Book
310:Glastonbury, Connecticut
267:St. Joseph's Novitiate,
432:Corpus Christi Church,
389:Alfred E. Burr School,
323:Middlebury, Connecticut
216:Bridgeport, Connecticut
360:Newington, Connecticut
335:New Haven, Connecticut
329:New Haven, Connecticut
301:St. Augustine Church,
284:
184:St. Augustine Church,
158:
139:Architectural practice
102:
76:Architect, partner in
58:Newington, Connecticut
367:Hartford, Connecticut
347:Hartford, Connecticut
316:Hartford, Connecticut
303:Hartford, Connecticut
297:Hartford, Connecticut
290:Hartford, Connecticut
282:
239:Woodbury, Connecticut
233:Hartford, Connecticut
226:Hartford, Connecticut
224:St. Francis Hospital
209:Branford, Connecticut
202:Simsbury, Connecticut
186:Hartford, Connecticut
180:Hartford, Connecticut
154:
118:Hartford, Connecticut
100:
44:Hartford, Connecticut
440:Norwich, Connecticut
354:Windsor, Connecticut
352:St. Gabriel Church,
339:St. Bernard Church,
327:St. Brendan Church,
318:(with Russell Hills)
214:St. Patrick Church,
196:Danbury, Connecticut
178:St. Michael Church,
133:Spanish–American War
131:to take part in the
106:John Joseph McMahon
574:. 29 September 2018
377:Wilson St. School,
358:* St. Mary Chapel,
341:Sharon, Connecticut
295:St. Justin Church,
237:St. Teresa Church,
667:on 11 October 2011
345:St. Peter Church,
285:
275:Whiton and McMahon
159:
103:
85:Whiton and McMahon
659:McMahon, John J.
638:McMahon, John J.
611:McMahon, John J.
528:978-0-7385-4998-9
308:St. Paul Church,
288:St. Luke Church,
269:West Hartford, CT
231:Elks Club Lodge,
207:St, Mary Church,
200:St. Mary Church,
192:St. Joseph Church
95:
94:
79:Dwyer and McMahon
717:
676:
674:
672:
663:. Archived from
655:
653:
651:
642:. Archived from
634:
632:
630:
624:
618:. Archived from
617:
598:
597:
591:
583:
581:
579:
564:
558:
553:
547:
546:
540:
532:
512:
506:
505:
503:
501:
487:
481:
480:
478:
476:
462:
383:Arsenal School,
32:
18:
725:
724:
720:
719:
718:
716:
715:
714:
680:
679:
670:
668:
658:
649:
647:
646:on 2 April 2012
637:
628:
626:
625:on 26 July 2011
622:
615:
610:
607:
602:
601:
584:
577:
575:
568:"Organizations"
566:
565:
561:
554:
550:
533:
529:
514:
513:
509:
499:
497:
489:
488:
484:
474:
472:
464:
463:
459:
454:
429:
427:John J. McMahon
277:
188:(basement only)
169:
164:
156:
141:
114:
90:John J. McMahon
60:
55:
46:
41:
23:
22:John J. McMahon
12:
11:
5:
723:
721:
713:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
682:
681:
678:
677:
656:
635:
606:
603:
600:
599:
559:
548:
527:
507:
482:
456:
455:
453:
450:
449:
448:
442:
436:
428:
425:
424:
423:
417:
411:
405:
399:
397:Manchester, CT
393:
387:
381:
375:
369:
363:
356:
350:
343:
337:
331:
325:
319:
312:
306:
299:
293:
276:
273:
272:
271:
265:
259:
257:Deep River, CT
253:
247:
241:
235:
229:
222:
212:
205:
198:
189:
182:
176:
168:
165:
163:
160:
140:
137:
129:National Guard
113:
110:
93:
92:
74:
73:Known for
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
56:
52:
48:
47:
42:
38:
34:
33:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
722:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
687:
685:
666:
662:
657:
645:
641:
636:
621:
614:
609:
608:
604:
595:
589:
573:
569:
563:
560:
557:
552:
549:
544:
538:
530:
524:
520:
519:
511:
508:
496:
492:
486:
483:
471:
467:
461:
458:
451:
447:
443:
441:
437:
435:
431:
430:
426:
422:
418:
416:
412:
410:
406:
404:
400:
398:
394:
392:
388:
386:
382:
380:
376:
374:
370:
368:
364:
361:
357:
355:
351:
348:
344:
342:
338:
336:
332:
330:
326:
324:
320:
317:
313:
311:
307:
304:
300:
298:
294:
291:
287:
286:
281:
274:
270:
266:
264:
263:Watertown, CT
260:
258:
254:
252:
248:
246:
242:
240:
236:
234:
230:
227:
223:
221:
217:
213:
210:
206:
203:
199:
197:
193:
190:
187:
183:
181:
177:
175:
171:
170:
166:
162:Works include
161:
153:
149:
146:
138:
136:
134:
130:
126:
121:
119:
111:
109:
107:
99:
91:
87:
86:
81:
80:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
53:
49:
45:
39:
35:
31:
26:
19:
16:
669:. Retrieved
665:the original
648:. Retrieved
644:the original
627:. Retrieved
620:the original
578:23 September
576:. Retrieved
571:
562:
551:
517:
510:
500:23 September
498:. Retrieved
494:
485:
473:. Retrieved
469:
460:
421:Hartford, CT
415:Hartford, CT
349:(new towers)
251:Hartford, CT
220:James Murphy
145:Hartford, CT
142:
122:
115:
105:
104:
89:
83:
77:
40:Apr 22, 1875
15:
705:1958 deaths
700:1875 births
409:Hartford CT
403:Hartford CT
391:Hartford CT
385:Hartford CT
379:Hartford CT
65:Nationality
54:Sep 8, 1958
684:Categories
671:26 January
650:25 January
629:25 January
475:7 February
452:References
537:cite book
588:cite web
68:American
605:Reading
525:
623:(PDF)
616:(PDF)
673:2011
652:2011
631:2011
594:link
580:2019
543:link
523:ISBN
502:2019
477:2021
88:and
51:Died
37:Born
686::
590:}}
586:{{
570:.
539:}}
535:{{
493:.
468:.
194:,
82:,
675:.
654:.
633:.
596:)
545:)
504:.
479:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
