Henry V. Murphy

American architect

Henry V. Murphy
Born	1888 Horseheads, outside Elmira, New York
Died	1960 Brooklyn, New York
Known for	Architect of many Roman Catholic buildings

Henry V. Murphy (1888–1960) was an American architect who specialized in Catholic churches and schools.

Murphy was born in the village of Horseheads, near Elmira, New York and graduated from the Pratt Institute of Architecture. He practiced from an office at 1 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, New York City

Works

Perhaps Murphy's most admired achievement is the Jamaica, Queens campus of St. John's University where he created the master plan for the campus and designed the first four buildings. Although he never had an opportunity to build a church in Manhattan, his Brooklyn churches were greatly admired, which resulted in opportunities to work with Roman Catholic communities throughout the area.

Our Lady of Refuge Church, Brooklyn, New York City^[1]
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Brooklyn
Immaculate Conception Church, Ditmars, Astoria, Queens, 1950-1955^[2]
Shrine Church of St. Bernadettte, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, 1937^[3]
St. Anselm's Church, Brooklyn
St. Andrew Avellino Church, Flushing, Queens, 1940^[4]
Resurrection Church and School, Rye, New York^[5]
Holy Child Jesus Church, Richmond Hill, New York, 1931^[6]
Archbishop Molloy High School, Queens
The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, Queens^[7]
Xaverian High School, Brooklyn
Holy Cross High School, Flushing, Queens
St. Mary Mother of Jesus School, Brooklyn
St. Athanasius' School, Brooklyn
St. Bernadette's School, Brooklyn
St. Patrick's School, Bay Shore, New York
Holy Family School and Convent, Hicksville, New York
St. James's School and Convent, Seaford, New York
St. Raphael's School, auditorium, convent and rectory, East Meadow, New York
Public School 120, Brooklyn
Public School 287, Brooklyn
Bushwick Health Center, Bushwick, Brooklyn
Domestic Relations Courthouse, Brooklyn
Benedictine Hospital, School of Nursing and Residence, Kingston, New York
St. Raymond's Church, East Rockaway, New York
St. Edward the Confessor Church, Syosset, New York
St. Francis of Assisi Church, Norristown, Pennsylvania
Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensboro, North Carolina^[8]
Catholic Seaman's Institute, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, 1943 (not extant)^[9]

References

Notes

^ New York Organ Website, description of church and organ, Accessed 25 March 2011
^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7. p.755
^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7. p.725
^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7. p.795
^ Rheingold, Paul D. Rye, Postcard History Series, (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), p.48. (Early photos of Resurrection Church, Rye, NY)
^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7. p.802
^ Ballenas, Carl Aquinas Honor Society of the Immaculate Conception School, Jamaica Estates Images of America Series (Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), p.95. (Historic photograph of Mary Lewis Academy)
^ http://www.olgchurch.org/history.html Our Lady of Grace, based on Our Lady of Refuge
^ White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7. p.627