Francis Conroy Sullivan (July 2, 1882 – April 4, 1929) was a Canadian architect.
The only Canadian pupil of Frank Lloyd Wright aside from Roger d'Astous, Sullivan worked in the Oak Park studio in 1907 but returned to Ottawa in 1908. Sullivan brought the modernist Prairie School style to Canada, building a number of prominent structures, often in the Prairie Style.
Sullivan was born in Kingston, Ontario. He was an architect for the Canadian Department of Public Works from 1908 to 1911, after which he had an independent practice in Ottawa until 1916. In this capacity he frequently designed schools for the Ottawa Catholic School Board. In 1920 he moved to Chicago and became the chief architect for the Chicago Public School Board.
Examples of Sullivan's work include:
The O'Connor Street Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – 1907
108 Acacia Ave., Ottawa - 1908
Gainsborough Apartments, 285-291 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa - 1911
The Banff National Park Pavilion, (with Frank Lloyd Wright), Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada – 1911 No 7 Fire Station Arthur St., Ottawa – 1912 Apartment House 204 Laurier Ave. E., Ottawa – 1913 Ecole du Sacré Coeur (now School House Lofts), 19 Melrose Ave., Ottawa – 1912 Pembroke Public Library, 237 Victoria St., Pembroke, Ontario, Canada – 1913 Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa – 1914 Francis C. Sullivan House, 346 Somerset St. E., Ottawa – 1914 Patrick J. Powers House, 178 James St., Ottawa – 1915 Edward P. Connors House, 166 Huron Ave. N., Ottawa – 1915 Ransome W. Dunning Residence 99 Acacia Ave., Ottawa Stonewall Post Office (Now a prominent antique shop and bookstore), 357 Main Street, Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada – 1915 Church of Ste-Claire de Goulbourne (now St. Clare's Catholic Church), near Dwyer Hill, Ontario – 1915 St. Martin of Tours Church, Glen Robinson Ont. (Destroyed by fire in the 1950s). 6 Allan Pl., Ottawa Shawville Post Office, 100 Victoria Ave., Shawville, Quebec, Canada – 1917 Orthopedic Hospital, North Toronto Military Hospital – 1917 Service Storehouse North Toronto Military Hospital – 1917 Military convalescent Home, Coburg, Ont. – 1917 Sir Oliver Mowat Sanatorium, Kingston Ont. – 1917 Infirmary Building, Provincial Sanatorium, Kentville N.S. – 1917 Military Convalescent Home, Guelph, Ont. – 1917 The Lindenlea Housing Project, Ottawa – 1919-21 Bartholomew Armstrong Residence, 8 McLeod St., Ottawa – 1924 Steinmetz High School, N. Mobile St. Chicago – 1925 Calumet High School. E. May St., Chicago – 1925 Edward J. Kelly Estate, Vilas County, near Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States – 1925
Although influenced by Wright, Sullivan's work diverged from Wright's in certain important ways. For example, whereas horizontals predominate in Wright's creations, Sullivan used strong verticals to create tension in his designs.
Sullivan went to Chandler, Arizona while in Wright's employ, and died there on April 4, 1929.
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See also
List of designated heritage properties in Ottawa
References
Bibliography
External
Historic Places in Canada
External links
Prairie Styles Bio
Heritage Ottawa, "Twenty Buildings and Features On The Glebe Walking Tour" Hintonburg Heritage Walking Tour The Prairie School Traveler