Martin A. Carr
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Martin A. Carr was an Irish
born architect, educated in England
who was well known for his designs of Chicago area churches. His designs include:
An avid reader of British
art and Gothic Revivalist John Ruskin
, some of his designs such as for Visitation have a very unusually sophisticated design.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
born architect, educated in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
who was well known for his designs of Chicago area churches. His designs include:
- St. Charles on 12th street
- St. Michael's on Washington
- St. Basil/Visitation
- Immaculate ConceptionImmaculate Conception in ChicagoThe Church of the Immaculate Conception, referred to in Polish as Kościół Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in, Chicago, Illinois. It is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style' of churches in...
An avid reader of British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
art and Gothic Revivalist John Ruskin
John Ruskin
John Ruskin was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects ranging from geology to architecture, myth to ornithology, literature to education, and botany to political...
, some of his designs such as for Visitation have a very unusually sophisticated design.