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词条 J. Gerald Phelan
释义

  1. Childhood and architectural training

  2. Fletcher Thompson

  3. Honorary degree and honors

  4. Personal life

  5. Works include

     Connecticut  Massachusetts  New Jersey 

  6. Reading

  7. References

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J. Gerald Phelan (January 29, 1893 – March 23, 1981) was a U.S. architect and corporate executive who was very active throughout the Eastern part of the United States throughout the middle part of the 20th century.

Childhood and architectural training

Phelan was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and received his architectural training from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, (class of 1913) after which he worked for two years as a designer for A. C. Kelley and Co, Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Fletcher Thompson

He joined the Bridgeport, Connecticut engineering firm of Fletcher Thompson in 1916 as a draftsman and worked his way up to managing principal in 1931. He later become the firm's president and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1970.[1]

Pratt Institute’s J. Gerald Phelan Award for Architecture is named in his honor.[2]

Honorary degree and honors

In 1969 Phelan was awarded a Doctor of Arts honorary degree from Fairfield University for whom he had designed 10 buildings over the years.[3] He was also awarded the Alumnus of the Year award from the Pratt Institute.

Personal life

Phelan was a longtime member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and served as the president of the Connecticut Chapter between 1942 and 1943.[4]

Works include

Connecticut

  • Ascension Church, Hamden, CT (with Robert H. Mutrux, AIA)
  • Blessed Sacrament Church, Bridgeport, CT
  • Fairfield University. Fairfield, CT (at least 10 buildings)
  • Holy Family Church, Fairfield, CT St. Ann Church, Bridgeport, CT
  • St. James Church, Rocky Hill, CT
  • St. James Church, Stratford, CT
  • St. Jerome Church, New Britain, CT
  • St. Lawrence Church, Shelton, CT
  • St. Mary Church, East Hartford, CT (with Robert H, Mutrux, AIA)[5]
  • St. Pius X Church, Fairfield, CT
  • St. Rose of Lima Church, East Hartford, Connecticut
  • St. Theresa Church, Trumbull, CT
  • Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Fairfield, CT[6]
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Washington Depot, Connecticut
  • St. Francia of Assisi Church, South Windsor, Connecticut

Massachusetts

  • St. Catherine of Sienna Church, Springfield, MA

New Jersey

  • Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ (3 buildings)
  • St. John Vianney Church Colonia, New Jersey[7]
  • St. Philomena Church, Livingston, NJ (with George N. Overath AIA and J. P. Boulanger)[8]

Reading

  • {{Cite web

|last = Phelan
|first = J. Gerald
|title = American Architects Directory First edition, 1956 R.R. Bowker LLC
|url = http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/American%20Architects%20Directories/1956%20American%20Architects%20Directory/Bowker_1956_P.pdf
|accessdate = January 22, 2011
|deadurl = yes
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120331101910/http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/American%20Architects%20Directories/1956%20American%20Architects%20Directory/Bowker_1956_P.pdf
|archivedate = March 31, 2012
|df = mdy-all
}}
  • {{Cite web

|last = Phelan
|first = J. Gerald
|title = American Architects Directory First edition, 1970 R.R. Bowker LLC
|url = http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/American%20Architects%20Directories/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory/Bowker_1970_P.pdf
|accessdate = January 23, 2011
|deadurl = yes
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120615165407/http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/American%20Architects%20Directories/1970%20American%20Architects%20Directory/Bowker_1970_P.pdf
|archivedate = June 15, 2012
|df = mdy-all
}}

References

1. ^{{cite news | title =Fletcher Thompson Celebrates 100th Anniversary| publisher =Shelton Life Community & Business News | date =September 2010 | url =http://www.cityofshelton.org/pdf/shelton_life_fall_2010.pdf| accessdate=January 20, 2011}}
2. ^{{cite news | title =Graduate Grants, Scholarships, Loans and Awards | publisher =Pratt Institute | url =http://www.pratt.edu/uploads/Grants_Scholarships_Loans_and_Awards_Listing_for_Graduates_and_Undergraduates.pdf| accessdate=January 20, 2011}}
3. ^http://www.fairfield.edu/about/about_honorarydegrees.html Honorary degrees awarded at Fairfield University
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.aiact.org/userfiles/file/History/Former_AIACT_presidents_1942-92.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212220457/http://aiact.org/userfiles/file/History/Former_AIACT_presidents_1942-92.pdf |archivedate=December 12, 2010 |df=mdy-all }} AIA Connecticut Former Presidents
5. ^Togetherness in a Church for 1100, Catholic Property Administration Magazine, February 1964 (pages 22–29)
6. ^http://assumption-fairfield.org/history.aspx Assumption church Fairfield Connecticut, history
7. ^https://archive.org/stream/stjohnvianney19600wood/stjohnvianney19600wood_djvu.txt St. John Vianney 1962 Souvenir Book
8. ^http://www.stphilomena.org/ParishHistory.htm Parish History, St. Philomena
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6 : 1893 births|1981 deaths|20th-century American architects|Pratt Institute alumni|Artists from Bridgeport, Connecticut|Architects of Roman Catholic churches

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