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Leo Halpin Mahony

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Leo Halpin Mahony
Born(1931-11-05)November 5, 1931
DiedJune 18, 2010(2010-06-18) (aged 78)
OccupationArchitect
Known forPrincipal in Leo H. Mahony and partner in Mahony & Zvosec[1]

Leo Halpin Mahony, AIA (November 5, 1931 – June 18, 2010), was an American architect who practiced in the mid to late-twentieth-century Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, under his own name as Leo H. Mahony (fl. 1962–1967) and partner in the architectural firm name of Mahony & Zvosec, Architects & Planners, of Princeton, New Jersey from 1967.[1]

Personal life

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Born on November 5, 1931, in Baldwin, New York,[2] Mahony earned his Bachelor of Architecture from the Pratt Institute in 1958.[2] In 1970, he lived on Woodsville Road, Hopewell, New Jersey 08525.[2] Mahony was the president of Jaycees, South Brunswick Township from 1962 to 1963.[2] Chairman of the Zoning Board Adjustment, South Brunswick Township from 1964 to 1965. He served in the United States Air Force as a Staff Sergeant from 1949 to 1952.[2] Mahony died on June 18, 2010, at the age of 78.[3]

Architectural career

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Mahony joined the New Jersey Society of Architects, American Institute of Architects, in 1963, and was registered to practice in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.[2] He practiced under his own name, Leo H. Mahony, from 1962 to 1967. With John M. Zvosec, he established Mahony & Zvosec in 1967.[2] The firm practiced out of the Gallup Robinson Building, Research Park, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.[2]

Works as Leo H. Mahony

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  • 1965: Our Lady of Mercy Church (South Bound Brook, New Jersey)[2]
  • 1966: Our Lady Of Calvary Retreat House (Farmington, Connecticut)[2]

Works as Mahony & Zvosec

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  • 1969: South Brunswick Township Public Library (South Brunswick, New Jersey)[2]
  • 1969: St. Anthony's Church & School (Highstown, New Jersey)[2]
  • 1969: St. Luke's Church & Rectory (North Plainfield, New Jersey)[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mahony & Zvosec Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine" American Architects Directory, Third Edition (New York City: R.R. Bowker LLC, 1970), p.589.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Leo Halpin Mahony Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine" American Architects Directory, Third Edition (New York City: R.R. Bowker LLC, 1970), p.589.
  3. ^ "Leo Halpin Mahony Sr. Obituary (2010) the Times, Trenton".