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Patrick Charles Keely

Architect · 1816–1896

Brooklyn-based Irish-American architect Patrick Charles Keely designed Catholic churches and cathedrals across the United States and Canada. This opening selection connects three monumental cathedral projects through their masonry, towers and long construction histories.

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Browse the works documented in this collection. Map links follow the atlas’s 1850–1900 period.

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1848–1852Standing

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Albany, NY

A twin-towered stone cathedral overlooking Albany, with stained glass and a richly articulated Gothic interior.

Recorded role
Architect of the cathedral; later tower work is distinguished from its first completed phase.
Reported style
Gothic Revival
Construction span
About 4 years · based on recorded years
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Reported dates: 1848–1852

The original cathedral was built in 1848–1852. The south tower was completed later and consecrated in 1902.

Construction record: The original cathedral was built in 1848–1852. The south tower was completed later and consecrated in 1902.

Location: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.

1866–1875Standing

Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Boston, MA

A large South End cathedral built with contrasting Roxbury puddingstone and limestone, with pointed arches and an expansive nave.

Recorded role
Architect.
Reported style
Gothic Revival
Construction span
About 9 years · based on recorded years
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Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1866–1875

Construction began in 1866 and the cathedral was dedicated on December 8, 1875.

Construction record: Construction began in 1866 and the cathedral was dedicated on December 8, 1875.

Location: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.

1878–1889Standing

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

Providence, RI

A monumental cathedral whose paired towers frame a broad stone facade and large circular window.

Recorded role
Architect.
Reported style
Romanesque Revival
Construction span
About 11 years · based on recorded years
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Dates & sources

Reported dates: 1878–1889

Cornerstone laid in 1878; cathedral consecrated in 1889. The interval follows this documented building phase, not the 1873 design commission.

Construction record: Cornerstone laid in 1878; cathedral consecrated in 1889. The interval follows this documented building phase, not the 1873 design commission.

Location: Published coordinate for the identified building; not a city-centre estimate.

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