Patrick W. Ford (1847–1900) was an Irish-American architect who, along with

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of Brooklyn and James Murphy of Providence, Rhode Island designed many Roman Catholic churches built in the eastern part of United States through the latter half of the 19th century. He was born in Ballincollig, Ireland, and educated at

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, Ford emigrated to the United States in 1866. He briefly lived in

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where he may have worked in the office of

, and then went to work for architects E. Boyden & Son in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1872 Ford moved to Boston and opened his own practice. He was widely recognized as an authority on church architecture and his practice focused primarily on designing churches and institutional buildings for the Roman Catholic Church in New England. His home was at 48 Peter Parley Road in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston. His house had an amazing stained glass window by the artist John Lafarge (now housed in the

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). Ford died suddenly at age 52 in August 1900.

Works

''(partial list)'' * Saint Mary's Church,

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* Sacred Heart Church, Roslindale, Massachusetts * St. Gregory Church,

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(1895 redesign of original church by James Murphy) *

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, Cambridge, Massachusetts * St. Mary's Church,

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* St. James Church,

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* Gate of Heaven Church,

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* St. Peter Church,

* St. Patrick's Church, Watertown, Massachusetts * St. Mary Church, Everett, Massachusetts * St. Brendan Church, Bellingham, Massachusetts * L'Église Saint Jean Baptiste (St. John the Baptist Church), Lowell, Massachusetts * St. Augustine Church, Andover, Massachusetts * St. Mary Church, Winchester, Massachusetts * St. John the Evangelist Church,

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* St. Peter's Church, Worcester, MAhttp://college.holycross.edu/projects/worcester/neighbors/holycross.htm Holy Cross College *

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* St. Dominic Church, Portland, ME * St. Mary of the Assumption Church

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* St. James Church, New Bedford, MA (altered by

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) * 1875 alteration to Fenwick Hall,

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, Worcester, Massachusetts * Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Worcester, Massachusetts * Sacred Heart Church,

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* Notre Dame Church, Pittsfield, Massachusetts * All Saints Church,

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* 1880 Sacred Heart Mission Church,

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No longer extant

* St. Philip's Church, Boston, Massachusetts (burned) * St. Brigid's Church, Lexington, Massachusetts (burned) * Immaculate Conception Church, Revere, Massachusetts (demolished) * St. Anne Church, Worcester, Massachusetts (demolished) * St. Rose of Lima Church, Northborough, Massachusetts (burned) * St. Stephen Church, Framingham, Massachusetts (demolished) * Our Lady of the Rosary Church,

(demolished) * St. Michael Church,

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(demolished)

Attributed to Ford

* Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Spencer, Massachusetts

Gallery

Image:SacredHeartRoslindale PWFord2.jpg, Sacred Heart Church, Roslindale, MA Image:GateOfHeavenSouthBostonMA PWFord.jpg, Gate of Heaven Church, South Boston, MA Image:StPeterSouthBostonMA PWFord.jpg, St. Peter Church, South Boston, MA Image:StPatrickWatertownMA PWFord.jpg, St. Patrick Church, Watertown MA

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Patrick W. 1847 births 1900 deaths 19th-century Irish architects Irish emigrants to the United States Architects from County Cork American ecclesiastical architects Gothic Revival architects Architects of Roman Catholic churches 19th-century American architects