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J. Gerald Phelan

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J. Gerald Phelan
St. Mary Church, East Hartford, CT – J. Gerald Phelan, architect
East Hardford's Cathedral
Born1893
Died1981
NationalityAmerican
Known forArchitect

J. Gerald Phelan (January 29, 1893 – March 23, 1981) was a U.S. architect and corporate executive who was very active throughout the Eastern part of the United States throughout the middle part of the 20th century.

Childhood and architectural training

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Phelan was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and received his architectural training from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, (class of 1913) after which he worked for two years as a designer for A. C. Kelley and Co, Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Fletcher Thompson

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He joined the Bridgeport, Connecticut engineering firm of Fletcher Thompson in 1916 as a draftsman and worked his way up to managing principal in 1931. He later become the firm's president and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1970.[1]

Pratt Institute's J. Gerald Phelan Award for Architecture is named in his honor.[2]

Honorary degree and honors

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In 1969 Phelan was awarded a Doctor of Arts honorary degree from Fairfield University for whom he had designed 10 buildings over the years.[3] He was also awarded the Alumnus of the Year award from the Pratt Institute.

Personal life

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Phelan was a longtime member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and served as the president of the Connecticut Chapter between 1942 and 1943.[4]

Works include

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Connecticut

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Massachusetts

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New Jersey

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Reading

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  • Phelan, J. Gerald. "American Architects Directory First edition, 1956 R.R. Bowker LLC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  • Phelan, J. Gerald. "American Architects Directory First edition, 1970 R.R. Bowker LLC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2011.

References

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  1. ^ "Fletcher Thompson Celebrates 100th Anniversary" (PDF). Shelton Life Community & Business News. September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "Graduate Grants, Scholarships, Loans and Awards" (PDF). Pratt Institute. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  3. ^ http://www.fairfield.edu/about/about_honorarydegrees.html Archived November 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Honorary degrees awarded at Fairfield University
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) AIA Connecticut Former Presidents
  5. ^ Togetherness in a Church for 1100, Catholic Property Administration Magazine, February 1964 (pages 22–29)
  6. ^ http://assumption-fairfield.org/history.aspx Archived November 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Assumption church Fairfield Connecticut, history
  7. ^ https://archive.org/stream/stjohnvianney19600wood/stjohnvianney19600wood_djvu.txt St. John Vianney 1962 Souvenir Book
  8. ^ http://www.stphilomena.org/ParishHistory.htm Parish History, St. Philomena