St. Luke's Church, Hartford
ArchitectDesigned by
Whiton & McMahon
American
ArchitectDesigned by
Frank W. Whiton
ArchitectDesigned by
John J. McMahon
American, 1875 - 1958
Date1931
MediumDrawings, blueprints; cyanotype on paper, pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 24 x 36in. (61 x 91.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr.
DescriptionDrawings include plans for sanctuary and altar, heating and ventilating, and plot. Also, compartment and cross sections and detail of statue niches, altar, vestment, case, pulpit, confessionals, statue pedestials, lower part of altar, canopy, ornaments, altar railing. Also notes of letter from engineer Paul D. Bemis. Plans include proposed property, present church, rectory, future addition and Eaton Street. Details show bronze grille, plaster, gold leafed, stained glass, fluted capitals, copper wire, and exhaust fan. Scale for drawings is 3/4" = 1' 0".
Object number2009.8.8.1-.21
MarkingsOn verso, in black ink stamp; "DIMENSIONS CERTIFIED FOR / ST. LUKE'S R.C. CHURCH / HARTFORD, CONN".InscribedOn recto, lower center, in pencil; "ST. LUKE'S R.C. CHURCH, HARTFORD, CONN. / REV. WALTER D. CASEY, PASTOR". Numerous inscriptions identify parts of buildings, locations, etc.NotesHistorical Note: As of January 2009, it is believed that the building is no longer standing on Eaton Street in Hartford. Only the basement church was built to McMahon's design. The proposed superstructure was delayed by the Depression and World War II. Afterward it was determined to be too expensive in the new era.On View
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