Egan & Prindeville

Egan & Prindeville was an architectural firm active in Chicago, Illinois from 1897 to 1914 which gained prominence designing Roman Catholic structures, including the Cathedral of Cathedral of St. Paul (1906). The firm was founded by James J. Egan, FAIA, (1839—1914), and Charles Prindeville.

Cathedral of St. Paul (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 1906

Partners
Main article: James J. Egan

Born in Cork, Ireland, Egan came to Chicago around the time of the Great Chicago Fire and became involved in the reconstruction. Egan was a partner in Armstrong & Egan and Egan & Kirkland before he entered into partnership with Prindeville.[1] The firm continued after Egan's death in 1914 under Charles Prindeville.[1]

Charles Henry Prindeville was born in Chicago in 1868.[2] In 1914, he was president of the Illinois Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.[3] Prindeville died June 16, 1947.

Notable Works
  • St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral in San Francisco, California (built in 1891, destroyed by fire in 1962).[4]
  • Holy Guardian Angel Church, Chicago (1899)[5]
  • St. Francis de Sales Church, Keokuk, Iowa (1899)[6]
  • Cathedral of St. Paul in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (built in 1906).[1]
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel, (Lakeview) Chicago (1913)[7]
  • Mercy Hospital, Chicago (new wings)[8]
  • St. Xavier Academy[8]
  • Visitation Catholic school[9]
  • St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church, (Rogers Park) Chicago (1916)[10]
  • Sacred Heart, Rochester, New York (1925)[11]

References
  1. Decker, Kevin F. " James J. Egan (d.1914)" Archived 2006-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, University of Plattsburgh, New York (2000)
  2. Fountain, John W., Chicago Tribune, September 6, 1989
  3. The Construction News, September 12, 1914
  4. "St. Mary's Cathedral I: History". Cathedrals of California. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  5. "Building the Immigrant Church", Keeping Faith: European and Asian Catholic Immigrants, (Jeffrey M. Burns, Ellen Skerrett, Joseph M. White, eds.), Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2006, p. 120ISBN 9781597529082
  6. Schmidt, Madeleine M. (1981). Seasons of Growth: History of the Diocese of Davenport. Davenport, Iowa: Diocese of Davenport
  7. McNamara, Denis Robert. Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago, Liturgy Training Publications, 2005, Foreword, p. 16ISBN 9781568545035
  8. Wight, Peter J. "James J. Egan (obit)", Journal of the American Institute of Architects, vol.3
  9. "The Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District", NRHR, May 31, 2012
  10. "St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church", Open House Chicago
  11. "Sacred Heart Congregation in Expansion", Democrat and Chronicle, July 31, 1925
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