O'Donnell, James, 1774-1830

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O'Donnell, James, 1774-1830

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        1774-1830

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        James O’Donnell was born in 1774 in Wexford County, Ireland. He was a noted Irish-American architect in New York City and Montreal. He studied architecture in several European cities, including Dublin. In 1812, O'Donnell moved to the United States and took up residence in New York City, where he successfully practised as an architect and designed several famous buildings, such as the Bloomingdale Asylum (1818-1821), the Fulton Street Market (1821-1822) and Christ Church (1822-1823). In 1817, he was elected to the American Academy of the Fine Arts in New York. In 1823, O’Donnell moved to Montreal to build the Notre-Dame Basilica, which was inaugurated on July 15, 1829. He died on January 28, 1830, in Montreal, Quebec.

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