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.
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.
Examples of Sullivan's work include:
The O'Connor Street Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – 1907
108 Acacia Ave., Ottawa - 1908
Gainsborough Apartments, 285-291 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa - 1911
The Banff National Park Pavilion, (with Frank Lloyd Wright), Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada – 1911
No 7 Fire Station Arthur St., Ottawa – 1912
Apartment House 204 Laurier Ave. E., Ottawa – 1913
Ecole du Sacré Coeur (now School House Lofts), 19 Melrose Ave., Ottawa – 1912
Pembroke Public Library, 237 Victoria St., Pembroke, Ontario, Canada – 1913
Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa – 1914
Francis C. Sullivan House, 346 Somerset St. E., Ottawa – 1914
Patrick J. Powers House, 178 James St., Ottawa – 1915
Edward P. Connors House, 166 Huron Ave. 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. (Destroyed by fire in the 1950s).
6 Allan Pl., Ottawa
Shawville Post Office, 100 Victoria Ave., Shawville, Quebec, Canada – 1917
Orthopedic Hospital, North Toronto Military Hospital – 1917
Service Storehouse North Toronto Military Hospital – 1917
Military convalescent Home, Coburg, Ont. – 1917
Sir Oliver Mowat Sanatorium, Kingston Ont. – 1917
Infirmary Building, Provincial Sanatorium, Kentville N.S. – 1917
Military Convalescent Home, Guelph, Ont. – 1917
The Lindenlea Housing Project, Ottawa – 1919-21
Bartholomew Armstrong Residence, 8 McLeod St., Ottawa – 1924
Steinmetz High School, N. Mobile St. Chicago – 1925
Calumet High School. E. May St., Chicago – 1925
Edward J. Kelly Estate, Vilas County, near Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States – 1925
Although influenced by Wright, Sullivan's work diverged from Wright's in certain important ways. 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.
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See also
List of designated heritage properties in Ottawa
References
Bibliography
External
Historic Places in Canada
External links
Prairie Styles Bio
Heritage Ottawa, "Twenty Buildings and Features On The Glebe Walking Tour"
Hintonburg Heritage Walking Tour
The Prairie School Traveler
1882 births
1929 deaths
Canadian architects
Canadian people of Irish descent