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James O'Donnell
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CA CAC 34
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(1774-1830)
Biographical history
James O’Donnell was born in 1774 in Wexford County, Ireland. He was a noted Irish-American architect in New York City and Montreal. He studied architecture in several European cities, including Dublin. In 1812, O'Donnell moved to the United States and took up residence in New York City, where he successfully practised as an architect and designed several famous buildings, such as the Bloomingdale Asylum (1818-1821), the Fulton Street Market (1821-1822) and Christ Church (1822-1823). In 1817, he was elected to the American Academy of the Fine Arts in New York. In 1823, O’Donnell moved to Montreal to build the Notre-Dame Basilica, which was inaugurated on July 15, 1829. He died on January 28, 1830, in Montreal, Quebec.
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"Architectural Drawing, n.d., 1 drawing". Included is a drawing in the archive of the façade of the American Presbyterian Church on St. James Street in Montreal. This drawing has not been described
"Dessin architectural, s.d., 1 dessin." Notamment un dessin de la façade de l'église American Presbyterian, sur la rue Saint-Jacques à Montréal. Ce dessin n'a pas encore été décrit.
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- English
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Best known as the architect of the Gothic Revival Basilica of Notre Dame in Montreal (1823-1929), James O'Donnell (1774-1830) was born in Ireland. He practiced architecture in Ireland prior to his emigration to the United States around 1812. In New York O'Donnell designed houses, churches and public buildings such as Columbia College (1817-20).
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Surtout connu pour avoir dessiné la basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal en style néo-gothique (1823-1929), James O'Donnell (1774-1830) est né en Irlande. Il a exercé l'architecture en Irlande avant d'émigrer aux Etats-Unis vers l'année 1812. A New York, O'Donnell a dessiné des maisons, des églises et des immeubles pu
blics, dont l'Université Columbia (1817-1820).
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CAC Database ID
102
Wikidata Identifier
Q71844262
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71844262