Francis Conroy Sullivan
Francis Conroy Sullivan (July 2, 1882 – April 4, 1929) was a Canadian architect. The only Canadian pupil of Frank Lloyd Wright aside from Roger d'Astous, Sullivan worked in the Oak Park studio in 1907 but returned to Ottawa in 1908. Sullivan brought the modernist Prairie School style to Canada, building a number of prominent structures, often in the Prairie Style.
Francis Conroy Sullivan
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- Name
- Francis Conroy Sullivan
- Born
- July 2, 1882
- Birthplace
- Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- 4 April 1929
- Place of death
- Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- architect
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Francis Conroy Sullivan (July 2, 1882 – April 4, 1929) was a Canadian architect. The only Canadian pupil of Frank Lloyd Wright aside from Roger d'Astous, Sullivan worked in the Oak Park studio in 1907 but returned to Ottawa in 1908. Sullivan brought the modernist Prairie School style to Canada, building a number of prominent structures, often in the Prairie Style.
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Sullivan was born in Kingston, Ontario. He was an architect for the Canadian Department of Public Works from 1908 to 1911, after which he had an independent practice in Ottawa until 1916. In this capacity he frequently designed schools for the Ottawa Catholic School Board. In 1920 he moved to Chicago and became the chief architect for the Chicago Public School Board. N, Ottawa – 1915 • Ransome W. Dunning Residence 99 Acacia Ave, Ottawa • Stonewall Post Office (Now a prominent antique shop and bookstore), 357 Main Street, Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada – 1915 • Church of Ste-Claire de Goulbourne (now St. Clare's Catholic Church), near Dwyer Hill, Ontario – 1915 • St. Martin of Tours Church, Glen Robinson Ont. For example, whereas horizontals predominate in Wright's creations, Sullivan used strong verticals to create tension in his designs. Sullivan went to Chandler, Arizona while in Wright's employ, and died there on April 4, 1929.
The bridge on O'Connor Street crossing Patterson's Creek in Ottawa, Canada. Designed by Francis Conroy Sullivan.
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Francis Sullivan architect. Home for Edward J. Connors 1914-15 Ottawa Ontario
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Francis Conroy Sullivan • Born — July 2, 1882 • Birthplace — Kingston, Ontario, Canada • Died — 4 April 1929 • Place of death — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States • Significant Projects — O'Connor Street Bridge; Banff National Park Pavilion,
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Works Designed by Sullivan * • Illustration — The house in the Sandy Hill, neighbourhood of Ottawa that Sullivan designed for himself in 1913. — • Illustration — The Pembroke Public Library. — • Illustration — Horticulture building at Lansdowne Park, Ottawa. * • Illustration — Patrick J. Powers Residence at James and Bay in Ottawa Ontario — • Illustration — Bridge over Patterson Creek on O'Connor Street, Ottawa. — • Illustration — Edward J Conners Residence at 166 Huron St. Ottawa Ontario — • Illustration — Ste. Claire de Goudbourne Church, Dwyer Hill Ontario — • Illustration — Banff National Park Pavilion, circa 1920
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Origins and background
The following is established of origins and background. Sullivan died in 1929 at Scottsdale. It is also recorded that francis Conroy Sullivan was born in 1882 at Kingston.
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