{{other people}} {{Infobox person | name = Matthew Sullivan | image = SacredHeartChurchTauntonMA.jpg | image_size = | caption = Annunciation of The Lord Church, Taunton, Massachusetts<br>(formerly Sacred Heart Church) | birth_date = {{Birth date|1868|5|7|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1938|8|11|1868|5|7|mf=yes}} | death_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | known_for = Architect, poet }}
'''Matthew Sullivan''' (May 7, 1868 – August 11, 1938) was an American architect whose practice specialized in ecclesiastical design.
==Life and career== Matthew Sullivan was born May 7, 1868, in Boston to Daniel Sullivan and Mary (Deasy) Sullivan. He was educated in the Boston public schools, and as a young man worked in the office of architect Edmund M. Wheelwright. Sullivan then lived for several years in St. Louis, working for Eames & Young.<ref name="MatthewObit">"Matthew Sullivan, 70, Boston Architect, Dead," ''Boston Globe'', August 12, 1938, 15.</ref> In 1891, Sullivan returned to Boston and joined the office of the City Architect, then under Wheelwright's leadership. By 1893, he was Assistant City Architect under Wheelwright.<ref>Dennis J. De Witt, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=FsRlDwAAQBAJ Arthur H. Vinal; Edmund March Wheelwright and the Chestnut Hill Pumping Station]'' (Boston: Metropolitan Waterworks Museum, 2016): 55.</ref> In 1895, when the office of City Architect was abolished, Sullivan became head of the architect's division of the school-house department, which replaced some of the duties of the old office. In 1898, Sullivan resigned to form a partnership with architects Charles Donagh Maginnis and Timothy Walsh.<ref>"Matthew Sullivan Resigns," ''Boston Daily Globe'', January 9, 1898, 17.</ref> This firm, Maginnis, Walsh & Sullivan, became very successful. Sullivan was involved in the design of several of Maginnis, Walsh & Sullivan's influential early works, which included the churches of St. John the Evangelist in Cambridge and St. Catherine of Genoa in Somerville.
The partnership was dissolved effective December 31, 1907. It was succeeded on January 1, 1908, by the partnership of Maginnis & Walsh and of the private practice of Sullivan.<ref>Georgina Pell Curtis, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=J6wNAQAAIAAJ The American Catholic Who's Who]'' (St. Louis: B. Herder, 1911): 385.</ref> Both would maintain their offices at 100 Boylston Street.<ref>Boston directories</ref> As a private practitioner Sullivan continued to focus on projects for the Catholic church. His work included parish churches and schools as well as larger projects like Harkins Hall, the main building of Providence College. Sullivan practiced architecture in Boston until his death in 1938.<ref name="MatthewObit"/>
Sullivan frequently utilized the services of woodcarver Johannes Kirchmayer of Irving & Casson in his designs.
==Personal life== Sullivan was married to Kathrine Louise Lally, and they had four children:<ref name="MatthewObit"/> Mary Sullivan (1899–1985),<ref>"Mary Sullivan, 85," ''Boston Globe'', February 18, 1984, 23.</ref> Katharine Sullivan (1901–1976),<ref>"Katharine E. Sullivan, Parole Official, Author," ''Boston Globe'', February 22, 1976, 91.</ref> Matthew Sullivan Jr. (1901–1984)<ref>"Matthew Sullivan," ''Boston Globe'', June 8, 1986, 109.</ref> and James C. Sullivan (1909–1996).<ref name="MatthewObit"/> Sullivan served terms on the Canton School Committee and the Canton Planning Board. He was a member of several fraternal and professional organizations,<ref name="MatthewObit"/> including the American Institute of Architects, which he joined in 1907.<ref>[https://aiahistoricaldirectory.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHDAA/pages/37072854/ahd1043776 Matthew Sullivan]</ref> Kathrine Sullivan was involved in anti-suffragist activism in Massachusetts<ref>George T. Comeau, "[https://www.thecantoncitizen.com/2020/05/15/true-tales-womens-suffrage/ True Tales from Canton Past: New Vistas for Women]," thecantoncitizen.com, Canton Citizen, May 15, 2020. Accessed October 12, 2021.</ref> and later was a trustee of Westborough State Hospital.<ref name="KatherineObit"/>
The Sullivan family moved to Canton around 1899, after the formation of Maginnis, Walsh & Sullivan.<ref name="MatthewObit"/> In 1906, Sullivan designed and built a large suburban house on upper Washington Street north of the town center in what was then a relatively undeveloped part of the town. Sullivan's house was designed in the Arts and Crafts style and was structurally unique. It was built using a structural system of specially designed terra cotta blocks which offered protection from fire as well as insulation.<ref>"A Terra Cotta Lumber with Plaster Finish House," ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=XFFNAQAAMAAJ Brickbuilder]'' 16, no. 1 (January 1907): 11.</ref> Located at 1973 Washington Street, the house was sold out of the family and demolished in the 1980s.<ref>''Boston Globe'', September 4, 1988, a102.</ref> The property is now the location of a small residential development called Sullivan Way.
Matthew Sullivan died unexpectedly in his Boston office on August 11, 1938.<ref name="MatthewObit"/> His wife died August 23, 1947, in Canton.<ref name="KatherineObit">"Mrs. Katherine Sullivan," ''Boston Globe'', August 23, 1947, c39.</ref>
Both Sullivan and his wife were parishioners of the church of St. John the Evangelist in Canton.<ref name="MatthewObit"/> They and their children were buried in the parish cemetery.
==Architectural works== ===Parish churches=== * St. Agnes, Reading, Massachusetts (1908–09)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=rea.245 REA.245]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * St. John the Baptist, New Bedford, Massachusetts (1909–13)<ref>Travis Andersen, "[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/11/04/more-than-century-old-portuguese-catholic-church-closes/iA3BjVLCAPqPeIe3kPcbwN/story.html New Bedford church says its last Mass]," bostonglobe.com, Boston Globe, November 4, 2012. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * St. Joseph,{{efn|name=Taunton1|Now known as St. Andrew the Apostle.}} Taunton, Massachusetts (1909–10)<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=5I5AAQAAMAAJ Boston Architectural Club Year-Book]'' (Boston: Boston Architectural Club, 1908)</ref> * Sacred Heart,{{efn|name=Taunton2|Now known as Annunciation of the Lord.}} Taunton, Massachusetts (1911–12)<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=3B9bAAAAYAAJ Brickbuilder]'' 21, no. 7 (July 1912)</ref> * St. Augustin, Newport, Rhode Island (1911–12)<ref>James L. Yarnall, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=9sCQ8ixFnXwC Newport Through Its Architecture]'' (Hanover and London: University Press of New England, 2005)</ref> * Blessed Sacrament, Walpole, Massachusetts (1912)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=wlp.144 WLP.144]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * Our Lady of Lourdes (former), Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1912)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=wlf.470 WLF.470]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * Our Lady of Hope, West Barnstable, Massachusetts (1915)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=brn.792 BRN.792]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * St. Benedict, Warwick, Rhode Island (1915, demolished)<ref>"Conimicut, R. I.," ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=cyhYAAAAYAAJ American Contractor]'' 36, no. 15 (April 10, 1915): 48.</ref> * St. Joseph (upper church), Holbrook, Massachusetts (1916, altered 1972)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=hlb.67 HLB.67]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * St. Leo the Great, Pawtucket, Rhode Island (1916–17)<ref>"Massachusetts," ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=uDBYAAAAYAAJ American Contractor]'' 37, no. 28 (July 8, 1916): 53.</ref> * St. Rita, Marion, Massachusetts (1916)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=mrn.195 MRN.195]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * Our Lady of Mount Carmel (upper church), East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts (1917–20)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.26 BOS.26]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * St. Lazarus, East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts (1922–23)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.1 BOS.1]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * St. Mary, Franklin, Massachusetts (1923–27)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=frn.18 FRN.18]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * All Saints, Haverhill, Massachusetts (1925)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=hvr.1056 HVR.1056]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * St. Therese, Everett, Massachusetts (1928–29, demolished 2020)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=evr.70 EVR.70]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * St. Mary, Walpole, Massachusetts (1929–31)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=wlp.145 WLP.145]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * Holy Family, Lynn, Massachusetts (no date){{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
===Other parish buildings=== * Parochial school, St. Rose of Lima, Chelsea, Massachusetts (1911)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=cls.34 CLS.34]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * Rectory, St. John the Baptist, New Bedford, Massachusetts (1913)<ref>"Boston, Mass.," ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=0GpYAAAAYAAJ American Contractor]'' 34, no. 24 (June 14, 1913): 60.</ref> * Rectory, St. Lazarus, East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts (1916)<ref>"Building News," ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Vv4zAQAAIAAJ American Architect]'' 108, no. 2088 (December 29, 1915): 10.</ref> * Rectory, Our Lady of Lourdes, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts (1920)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.15290 BOS.15290]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * Parochial school, St. Mark the Evangelist, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts (1922–23)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.5951 BOS.5951]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * Parochial school (former), St. Mary, North Attleborough, Massachusetts (1924)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=nal.170 NAL.170]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * Convent, St. John the Evangelist, Swampscott, Massachusetts (1926)<ref>''Domestic Engineering'' 117, no. 10 (December 4, 1926): 92.</ref> * Convent, St. Leonard of Port Maurice, Boston, Massachusetts (1926)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.5401 BOS.5401]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * Rectory (former), St. Joseph, Everett, Massachusetts (1926–27)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=evr.189 EVR.189]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * Parochial high school (former), St. Thomas Aquinas, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts (1927)<ref name="ASU">''American School and University'' 1 (New York: American School Publishing Corporation, 1928)</ref> * Parochial school, Our Lady of Grace, Everett, Massachusetts (1927)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=evr.188 EVR.188]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * Rectory, St. Mary, Franklin, Massachusetts (1932)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=frn.17 FRN.17]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref>
===Institutional projects=== * Mount St. Mary Academy (former), Fall River, Massachusetts (1909)<ref>"Building News," ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=i7QxAQAAMAAJ American Architect]'' 94, no. 1720 (December 9, 1908): 16.</ref> * Bishop Stang Day Nursery, Fall River, Massachusetts (1910, demolished)<ref>"Editorial Comment and Miscellany," ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=-iBbAAAAYAAJ Brickbuilder]'' 19, no. 10 (October 1910): 240.</ref> * Harkins Hall, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island (1918–19)<ref name="Woodward">William McKenzie Woodward and Edward F. Sanderson, ''Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources'', ed. David Chase (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986)</ref> * Memorial Dining Hall, St. John's Preparatory School, Danvers, Massachusetts (1926)<ref name="ASU"/> * Italian Home for Children, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts (1927)<ref>''Domestic Engineering'' 119, no. 12 (June 18, 1927): 102.</ref>
===Secular buildings=== * House for Roger Williams, Canton, Massachusetts (1915)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=can.137 CAN.137]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> * Canton Police Station (former), Canton, Massachusetts (1931)<ref>"[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=can.96 CAN.96]." mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed October 13, 2021.</ref>
==Gallery of architectural works== {{Gallery |title=|align=center |File:St John the Baptist NewBedfordMA.jpg |St. John the Baptist R. C. Church, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1909-13. |File:SacredHeartChurchTauntonMA.jpg |Sacred Heart R. C. Church, Taunton, Massachusetts, 1911-12. |File:Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Wellfleet, Cape Cod, Mass (76246).jpg |Our Lady of Lourdes R. C. Church, Wellfleet, Massachusetts, 1912. |File:Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (East Boston, Massachusetts).jpg |Our Lady of Mount Carmel R. C. Church, East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 1917-20. |File:Harkins Hall, Providence College, Providence RI 2.jpg |Harkins Hall, Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, 1918-19. |File:St. Joseph and Lazarus Church (1).jpg |St. Lazarus R. C. Church, East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 1922-23. }}
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==Bibliography== Hayman, Robert W. (1995). ''Catholicism in Rhode Island and the Diocese of Providence Volume Two'', Providence: Diocese of Providence. Library of Congress Number: 94-69200 page 410, 419, 445, 586–587, 598, 592
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