John Joseph O'Callaghan
Irish architect
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John Joseph O'Callaghan (1838 – 2 November 1905) was an Irish architect who designed buildings in both England and Ireland.
John Joseph O'Callaghan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1838 Blackrock, Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 2 November 1905 (aged 66–67) |
| Occupation | architect |
Life
O'Callaghan was born in Blackrock, Cork around 1838.[1] After training in Cork under John Benson, the county surveyor, he came to Dublin to join the practice of Thomas Newenham Deane and Benjamin Woodward.[2] In 1856 he was sent as clerk of works to Oxford where he had the opportunity of studying mediaeval architecture. He became an advocate of the Gothic style,[3] using elements such as polychrome brickwork, turrets, finials, ornate arches.[2] He remained with Deane and Woodford until he set up his own business in Merrion Row in Dublin in 1871.[4]
As a founding member,[1] he was elected first president of the Architectural Association of Ireland in 1872.[4] Later in life his work was described as "old-fashioned", in one obituary declared he was "unquestionably one of the foremost Irish architects of modern times."[2][3]
O'Callaghan died on 2 November 1905. With his wife, Eva, he had 2 daughters and 6 sons. Two son, Lucius and Bernard, were architects,[2] and Frank was a civil engineer.[1]
Select works
- Dolphin House, Essex Street, Dublin[2]
- Tickell Memorial Fountain, Eadestown, County Kildare
- The Glimmer Man pub, Stoneybatter, Dublin
- Lafayette Building, corner of Westmoreland Street and D'Olier Street, Dublin
- The O'Brien Institute, Marino, County Dublin[2]
- St Brigid's Church, Clara, County Offaly
- St Joseph's Church, Mountmellick, County Laois
- St Mary's Church, Haddington Road, Dublin
- St Raphael's College, Loughrea, County Galway
- Synagogue, Adelaide Road, Dublin