John J. O'Malley

John J. O'Malley
Born John Joseph O’Malley
(1915-11-19)November 19, 1915
Brooklyn, NY
Died March 20, 1970(1970-03-20) (aged 54)
Plandome, NY
Nationality American
Alma mater Pratt Institute (April 22, 1941, Architectural Construction)
Columbia University (May 28th, 1941. School of Engineering, Defense Training Course)
Washington Irving High School (diploma 1946)
Occupation Architect
Awards

Oil Painting, National Arts Club, 1945
1st Prize Excellence of Design, Queens Chamber of Commerce:

St. Elizabeth’s School, Woodhaven, NY, 1962
Cathedral College, 1968
St Robert Bellarmine Church, 1969
Chamber of Commerce borough of Queens, 1st prize 1st Prize of Excellence Design Award, St. Patrick’s Church, Huntington NY, Jury of LI Association, 1963
1st Prize of Excellence of Design Award, St. Athanasius, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Real Estate Board, 1963
Practice John O'Malley & Associates
Buildings Cathedral College (Douglaston, NY)
St. Patrick's Cathedral (Huntington, NY)
American Martyrs (Bayside, NY)

John J. O’Malley (November 19, 1915 - March 20, 1970) was an American architect based in Brooklyn, NY, known primarily for his work as an architect for the Archdiocese of New York. He founded John O’Malley & Associates, which designed approximately twenty churches, thirty schools, and thirty other buildings for the Catholic Church. His firm designed more than 150 buildings during his career. O’Malley also designed public buildings and private residences.

Early life

O'Malley was born in Brooklyn in 1915, where he lived all but two months of his life. Son of Irish immigrants, O'Malley was the middle child of three surviving children (two siblings died in early childhood before he was born). His parents, Thomas (b.1883) and Honor (née O'Brien, b.1880) were born in Galway, Ireland, but met in Brooklyn. His father was a sandhog, working on many projects in North and South America, including the Holland Tunnel in New York City.

"I could draw before I could write," he told Today's Family magazine. The article continues, "... as a schoolboy he found himself filling copy books with drawings which he loved to do. During high school he took evening courses to prepare for a career in art. At the age of 17 he spent the summer working in an architect's office, his first exposure to the profession, and "I got the bug then," he says simply."[1]

He continued to work in related fields, including as an illustrator for the construction reference, the Thomas Registry, until finishing his education and starting his own architectural firm.

Education

O'Malley studied Architecture Construction through the Fine and Applied Arts program at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and graduated in 1941. He followed that degree with coursework at Columbia University's School of Engineering, which certified him in Aeronautical Drafting through the Engineering Defense Training Course, also in 1941.

Career

O'Malley was a member of the American Institute of Architects, the New York State Society of Architects, and the Mayor's Panel of Architects in the City of New York. In his firm's prospectus, O'Malley describes his Statement of Experience as follows: "The firm of JOHN O'MALLEY & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS, was established in 1950. Experience includes complete architectural services of consultation, design budgeting, preliminary studies and planning, interior design, working drawings, the supervision of various classes of institutional buildings: colleges, school, faculty residences, child-care, geriatrics, churches, auditoriums, and government work. Qualified by the Department of Defense in Fallout Shelter Analysis pertaining to planning of public buildings." O'Malley obtained his license to practice architecture in 1938.[2]

Representative list of projects

Colleges

Cathedral College, Douglaston, 1967

Churches

Chapels

Schools

Faculty residences

Auditoria

Child-care and geriatric facilities

Community centers

Rectories

Select other works

Awards

Other

Personal life

He married Eileen Moogan (1927-2006), an Irish immigrant from Westport, Ireland, on April 10, 1948.[7] During his 22 year marriage, O'Malley was involved in raising his 14 children.[8] In 1970, two months after moving from Brooklyn to a home he designed and constructed in Plandome, NY, O'Malley died from a heart attack at age 54. His youngest child was less than one year old. His children are John, Eileen, Patric, Clare, Therese, Joseph, Maura, Michael, Bryan, Brendan, James, Miriam, Neil, and Colm.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Dunham, Anne Ritchey (June 1964). "John O'Malley the Architect and the Man". Today's Family: 36–43.
  2. ↑ "American Architects Directory" (PDF). aia.org. AIA. 1970. p. 681. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Round Catholic Church Reflects Change". Christian Life. May 1969. p. 44.
  4. ↑ "Candidates eat, sleep, and study in on building at the new Catherdral College of the Immaculate Conception". New York Sunday News. March 31, 1968.
  5. ↑ Plattner, Christina (1 December 2010). Kenneth T Jackson, ed. The Encyclopedia of New York City. Yale Press. p. 189. ISBN 9780300114652.
  6. ↑ White, Norval; Elliot Willensky; Fran Leadon (2010). AIA Guide to New York City. p. 729.
  7. ↑ "46 Member of Extended Moogan Family Attended Homecoming Reunion". Mayo News. September 2, 1987.
  8. ↑ Reel, William (November 25, 1977). "Keeping New York together". Daily News (New York).
  9. ↑ The American Catholic Who's Who (Volume 14 ed.). Michigan, USA: Walter Romig. 1961. p. 360.

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