Egan & Prindeville was an architectural firm active in Chicago, Illinois from 1897 to 1914 which gained prominence designing Roman Catholic structures, including the Cathedral of St. Paul (1906) at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by James J. Egan, FAIA, (1839—1914) and Charles Prindeville (1868 —1947).
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James J. Egan was born in Cork, Ireland in 1839. Egan came to Chicago around the time of the Great Chicago Fire and became involved in the reconstruction. Egan was a partner in Armstrong & Egan and Egan & Kirkland before he entered into partnership with Prindeville.Decker, Kevin F. " James J. Egan (d.1914)" , University of Plattsburgh, New York (2000) The firm continued after Egan's death in 1914 under Charles Prindeville.
Charles Henry Prindeville was born in Chicago in 1868.Fountain, John W., Chicago Tribune, September 6, 1989 In 1914, he was president of the Illinois Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.The Construction News, September 12, 1914 Prindeville died June 16, 1947.
Notable works St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral in San Francisco, California (built in 1891, destroyed by fire in 1962). Holy Guardian Angel Church, Chicago (1899)"Building the Immigrant Church", Keeping Faith: European and Asian Catholic Immigrants, (Jeffrey M. Burns, Ellen Skerrett, Joseph M. White, eds.), Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2006, p. 120 St. Francis de Sales Church, Keokuk, Iowa (1899)Schmidt, Madeleine M. (1981). Seasons of Growth: History of the Diocese of Davenport. Davenport, Iowa: Diocese of Davenport Cathedral of St. Paul in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (built in 1906). Our Lady of Mount Carmel, (Lakeview) Chicago (1913)McNamara, Denis Robert. Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago, Liturgy Training Publications, 2005, Foreword, p. 16 Mercy Hospital, Chicago (new wings)Wight, Peter J. "James J. Egan (obit)", Journal of the American Institute of Architects, vol.3 St. Xavier Academy Visitation Catholic school"The Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District", NRHR, May 31, 2012 St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church, (Rogers Park) Chicago (1916)"St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church", Open House Chicago Sacred Heart, Rochester, New York (1925)"Sacred Heart Congregation in Expansion", Democrat and Chronicle, July 31, 1925
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