Lawrence J. O'Connor

Lawrence J. O'Connor, FAIA (d. 1900) was an American architect who designed a number of churches, schools, convents and rectories in New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. He was a named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1892.

Lawrence J. O'Connor
Died1900
Known forLawrence J. O’Connor, Architect
Immaculate Conception Church in Yonkers

Architectural practice

Many of his important buildings have been lost over the years. One particularly tragic loss was that of St. Agnes' Church (Manhattan) on 42nd Street, Manhattan, which has since been rebuilt in a similar but more modern style.

Works include

References

  1. White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5., p.254
  2. David W. Dunlap, From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.) p. 221.
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