Martin A. Carr

Martin A. Carr was an Irish born architect, educated in England who was well known for his designs of Chicago area churches in the late 1800s and early 1900s.^[1]

An avid reader of British art and Gothic Revivalist John Ruskin, some of his designs such as for Visitation have an unusually sophisticated design.^[1] He also designed commercial buildings.^[2]

Selected works

St Patrick's Church, Lemont (1895)^[3]
St Mary's Church, Elgin^[4]
St. Bernard's Catholic Church, 66th Street and Stewart Avenue^[5]
St. Charles on 12th street
St. Michael's on Washington
St. Basil Visitation
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Chicago^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago by McNamara, Denis, (2005 Liturgy Training Publications) p.80
↑ "Among the Architects". The Sunday Chronicle, Chicago. 1897. p. 13. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
↑ "The Catholic New World - Parish Pride 3/17/02". legacy.chicagocatholic.com. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
↑ "The Bedford Quarries Company" (PDF). The American Architect and Architecture. 56 (1114): 2. 1897.
↑ "Among the Architects". The Sunday Chronicle, Chicago. 1896. p. 12. Retrieved 17 September 2026.

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[:1-1] 1 2 3 "Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago by McNamara, Denis, (2005 Liturgy Training Publications) p.80

[2] "Among the Architects". The Sunday Chronicle, Chicago. 1897. p. 13. Retrieved 17 September 2026.

[3] "The Catholic New World - Parish Pride 3/17/02". legacy.chicagocatholic.com. Retrieved 17 September 2026.

[4] "The Bedford Quarries Company" (PDF). The American Architect and Architecture. 56 (1114): 2. 1897.

[5] "Among the Architects". The Sunday Chronicle, Chicago. 1896. p. 12. Retrieved 17 September 2026.

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