John Joseph McMahon (April 22, 1875 – September 8, 1958)[1] 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.
McMahon was born April 22, 1875, in Hartford, Connecticut, 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.
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 Second Church of Christ Scientist, located at 68th Street and Central Park West, New York City.[2] His architectural training was cut short when he enlisted in the Connecticut National Guard to take part in the Spanish–American War. Eventually McMahon attained the rank of colonel and was henceforth known, professionally and otherwise, as "the Colonel".
Architectural practiceedit
In 1900 McMahon became associate architect of the Hartford, CT 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 depression. After that McMahon practiced under his own name and briefly with architect Russell Hills.
St. Augustine Church Hartford Connecticut Whiton and McMahon (served briefly as cathedral)
^"Collection: John J. McMahon papers | Connecticut State Archives Finding Aids". cslarchives.ctstatelibrary.org. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^"Central Park West: Second Church of Christ". The Upper West Side Book. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^Nenortas, Tomas J. (2007). Victorian Hartford Revisited. Arcadia Publishing. p. 43. ISBN978-0-7385-4998-9: Historic photo of St Michael Church shortly after it was constructed{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form Capen-Clark Street District
^"Organizations". Historic Buildings of Connecticut. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019: Photo of Elks Lodge, attributed to John J Dwyer{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Readingedit
McMahon, John J. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
McMahon, John J. "Devine Designs Hartford Architect Created Many of State's Catholic Churches". Retrieved 25 January 2011.
McMahon, John J. . Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
January 01, 1970
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John Joseph McMahon April 22 1875 September 8 1958 1 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 John J McMahonBornApr 22 1875Hartford ConnecticutDiedSep 8 1958Newington ConnecticutNationalityAmericanKnown forArchitect partner in Dwyer and McMahon Whiton and McMahon and John J McMahon St Michael Church Hartford Connecticut Dwyer and McMahon Architects Contents 1 Early life and architectural training 2 Architectural practice 3 Works include 3 1 J J Dwyer and J J McMahon 3 2 Whiton and McMahon 3 3 John J McMahon 4 References 5 ReadingEarly life and architectural training editMcMahon was born April 22 1875 in Hartford Connecticut 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 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 Second Church of Christ Scientist located at 68th Street and Central Park West New York City 2 His architectural training was cut short when he enlisted in the Connecticut National Guard to take part in the Spanish American War Eventually McMahon attained the rank of colonel and was henceforth known professionally and otherwise as the Colonel Architectural practice editIn 1900 McMahon became associate architect of the Hartford CT firm J J Dwyer amp 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 depression After that McMahon practiced under his own name and briefly with architect Russell Hills nbsp St Augustine Church Hartford ConnecticutWhiton and McMahon served briefly as cathedral Works include editJ J Dwyer and J J McMahon edit Mount Saint Joseph Academy West Hartford Connecticut St Michael Church Hartford Connecticut 3 4 St Augustine Church Hartford Connecticut basement only St Joseph Church Danbury Connecticut St Mary Church Simsbury Connecticut this church has since been replaced St Mary Church Branford Connecticut this church has since been replaced St Patrick Church Bridgeport Connecticut superstructure only built on a basement church by James Murphy St Francis Hospital Hartford Connecticut administration building Elks Club Lodge Hartford Connecticut 5 St Teresa Church Woodbury Connecticut St Mary s Home for the Aged West Hartford Connecticut St Peter s Parochial School Hartford CT St John s School for Boys Deep River CT St John s Parochial School Watertown CT St Joseph s Novitiate West Hartford CT Whiton and McMahon edit nbsp Whiton and McMahon Ad from 1916 Hartford City Directory St Luke Church Hartford Connecticut basement church later completed by another unknown architect St Justin Church Hartford Connecticut St Augustine Church Hartford Connecticut superstructure school and rectory St Paul Church Glastonbury Connecticut St Lawrence O Toole Church Hartford Connecticut with Russell Hills St John of the Cross Church Middlebury Connecticut St Brendan Church New Haven Connecticut St Rose of Lima Church New Haven Connecticut St Bernard Church Sharon Connecticut St Peter Church Hartford Connecticut new towers St Gabriel Church Windsor Connecticut St Mary Chapel Newington Connecticut this church has since been replaced Most Holy Trinity Church Hartford Connecticut St Thomas the Apostle Church West Hartford Connecticut Wilson St School Hartford CT Arsenal School Hartford CT Alfred E Burr School Hartford CT St James Parochial School Manchester CT Washington St School additions Hartford CT Richard J Kinsella School now the Betances School Hartford CT Dr James H Naylor School Hartford CT Moylan Hillside Ave School Hartford CT John J McMahon edit Corpus Christi Church Wethersfield Connecticut St Peter and Paul Church Norwich Connecticut St Thomas the Apostle Church superstructure School and rectory West Hartford ConnecticutReferences edit Collection John J McMahon papers Connecticut State Archives Finding Aids cslarchives ctstatelibrary org Retrieved 7 February 2021 Central Park West Second Church of Christ The Upper West Side Book Retrieved 23 September 2019 Nenortas Tomas J 2007 Victorian Hartford Revisited Arcadia Publishing p 43 ISBN 978 0 7385 4998 9 Historic photo of St Michael Church shortly after it was constructed a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint postscript link National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form Capen Clark Street District Organizations Historic Buildings of Connecticut 29 September 2018 Retrieved 23 September 2019 Photo of Elks Lodge attributed to John J Dwyer a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link Reading editMcMahon John J A Grandfather s Contribution to Hartford s Unique Architectural Landscape PDF Archived from the original PDF on 26 July 2011 Retrieved 25 January 2011 McMahon John J Devine Designs Hartford Architect Created Many of State s Catholic Churches Retrieved 25 January 2011 McMahon John J John J McMahon Papers at Connecticut State Library Archived from the original on 11 October 2011 Retrieved 26 January 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John J McMahon architect amp oldid 1112503775, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
