Edward T. P. Graham
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Edward T. P. Graham was an American architect best known for his design of Roman Catholic churches in Boston, Massachusetts and throughout the Midwest.
on February 2, 1872, the son of Thomas Augustus Graham and Helena (Kenny) Graham.
He attended Cambridge High School and Harvard University
, where he received an S.B. degree in 1900, and Boston College
where he received a Masters Degree in 1915.
of Boston before opening an office of his own there, with an office later also in Cleveland, Ohio
where he was associated with the firm of F. Stillman Fish. He made his home first in Brookline and then, for the last forty-five years of his life, at 67 Oxford Street, Cambridge.
Early life
Described at his death as "the dean of Boston architects", Mr. Graham was born in Cambridge, MassachusettsCambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
on February 2, 1872, the son of Thomas Augustus Graham and Helena (Kenny) Graham.
He attended Cambridge High School and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, where he received an S.B. degree in 1900, and Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
where he received a Masters Degree in 1915.
European travels and associations
In 1901 received the first Austin Traveling Fellowship under which he traveled and studied in Europe for the next two years. Then he worked for one year with Peabody and StearnsPeabody and Stearns
Peabody & Stearns was a premier architectural firm in the Eastern United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the firm consisted of Robert Swain Peabody and John Goddard Stearns, Jr...
of Boston before opening an office of his own there, with an office later also in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
where he was associated with the firm of F. Stillman Fish. He made his home first in Brookline and then, for the last forty-five years of his life, at 67 Oxford Street, Cambridge.
Legacy
During his long career he designed many schools, hospitals, churches, and public buildings for states and cities in New England and the Midwest. Among them were in Boston: The Forsyth Dental Infirmary, City Hall Annex, two buildings of the City Hospital, the Registry of Motor Vehicles; in Cambridge, the Church of St. Paul, and five buildings for St. Elizabeth Hospital, Brighton. In Harvard's Twenty-fifth Anniversary Report he wrote, "As to style in architecture, I believe that the free mediaeval styles offer the best field for further development of architecture in any country, our own included. There is formalism in the Renaissance and all since attempted in its manner, which is crippling, and restricting. Structure, dressed in transparent rather than opaque robes, is what should be followed in building."Death
Graham continued in his practice as an architect until a short time before his death, in Boston on September 3, 1964.Notable works
- Church of the Holy Name, West Roxbury, MA
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Church, Jamaica Plain, MA
- St. John Church, Winthrop, MA
- St. Paul Church, Cambridge, MA
- Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church, Newton, MA
- St. Philip Neri Church, Newton, MA
- St. Joseph Church, Quincy, MA
- St. Anthony Church, Revere, MA
- St. Anthony's-by-the-Sea, Gloucester, MA
- St. James Church Medford, MA
- Holy Rosary Church, Lawrence, MA
- Sacred Heart Church, Lexington, MA
- St. Paul Church, Hamilton, MA
- Holy Ghost Church, Whitman, MA
- St. Coleman Church, Brockton, MA
- St Margaret Church, Burlington, MA (Grahm's last church)
- St. Mary Church, Akron, OH
- St. Joseph Church, Canton, OH
- St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, Cleveland, OH (with F. Stillman Fish)
- St. James Church, Cleveland, OH
- St. Cyril and Methdius Church, Lakewood, OH
- Our Lady of Peace Church, Cleveland, OH
- St. Patrick Church, Youngstown, OH
- Church of the Annunciation, Cincinnati, OH
- St. Malachy Church, Near West Side neighborhood, Chicago, IL
- Chapel, St John Preparatory School, Danvers, MA