Jonas Mulokas
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Jonas Mulokas (born 18 February 1907 in Vilnius, Lithuania;[1] died 31 May 1983 in Santa Monica, United States) was an architect and engineer.
- 1957: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Chicago, Illinois
- 1962: Transfiguration Catholic Church in Queens, New York[2]
- 1963–1964: Holy Cross Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church in Dayton, Ohio, celebrating the parish's 50th anniversary
- 1966: St. Mary's Catholic Church in Custer, Michigan[2]
References
- ↑ Tolbert, Frampton (14 July 2025). "Church of the Transfiguration: A Masterpiece of Lithuanian Folk Art Modernism". Docomomo International. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- 1 2 Petrulis, Vaidas; Tranavičiūtė, Brigita; Laurinaitis, Paulius Tautvydas (2024-09-26). Jonas Mulokas: architektūrinio identiteto paieškos globaliame pasaulyje (1 ed.). KTU Leidykla Technologija. doi:10.5755/e01.9786090218747. ISBN 978-609-02-1874-7.
In 1956, construction began on the Lithuanian parish church of the Transfiguration of Christ in New York, which was completed and consecrated in 1962. This is Mulokas' most significant and widely recognised work. The project was awarded a prize at the American Society of Registered Architects. Later that year, the Queens Chamber of Commerce awarded a letter of commendation for the church, and a photograph of the Lithuanian Church appeared on the front page of the New York Times on 2 December 1962. The architecture of the A-frame church is much more restrained than his earlier churches in Chicago and East Saint Louis. It marks the evolution of the architect's ideas. Influenced by the international stylistic trends prominent in Chicago's architectural milieu, the architect immersed himself in the search for a combination of modernity and contemporaneity. Later, in 1966, Mulokas designed the lesser-known St. Mary's Church in Custer, Michigan, in a similar style.