Patrick W. Ford

Patrick W. Ford (1848-1900) was an Irish-American architect who, along with Patrick C. Keeley of Brooklyn and James Murphy of Providence RI designed almost all of the Roman Catholic churches built in the eastern part of United States through the latter half of the 19th Century. Born in Ballincollig, Ireland, and educated at Queen's College Cork, Ford emigrated to the United States in the late 1860s. He lived for a time in New York City where he may have worked in the office of Patrick C. Keeley and then went to work for architect Elbridge Boyden in Worcester, MA.

Patrick Ford opened his own practice in Boston, MA, in 1872. He was widely recognized as an authority on church architecture and his practice focused primarily on designing churches and institutional buildings for the Roman Catholic Church in New England. Ford died suddenly at age 52 in August 1900.

Ford's Work Includes:

*Sacred Heart Church, Roslindale, MA
*Sacred Heart Church Cambridge, MA
*St. Mary's Church, Dedham, MA
*St. James Church, Haverhill, MA
*Gate of Heaven Church, South Boston, MA
*St. Peter Church, South Boston, MA
*St. Patrick's Church, Watertown MA
*St. Mary Church, Everett, MA
*St. Brendan Church, Bellingham, MA
*St. John the Baptist Church, Lowell, MA
*St. Augustine Church, Andover, MA
*St. John Church, Clinton, MA
*St. Peter Church, Worcester, MA
*St. Anselm's College, Manchester, NH
*St. Dominic Church, Portland, ME
*St. Mary of the Assumption Church Northampton, MA
*St. James Church, New Bedford, MA
*Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Worcester MA
*St. John the Evangelist Church, Lancaster MA
*Sacred Heart Church, Holyoke, MA
*Notre Dame Church, Pittsfield, MA
*All Saints Church, Ware, MA

Buildings which no longer exist

*St. Philip's Church, Boston, MA (burned)
*St. Brigid's Church, Lexington, MA (burned)
*Immaculate Conception Church, Revere, MA (demolished)
*St. Anne Church, Worcester MA (demolished)
*St. Rose of Lima Church, Northboro, MA (burned)
*St. Bridgit Church, Framingham, MA (burned)
*St. Stephen Church, Framingham, MA (demolished)
*Our Lady of the Rosary Church, South Boston, MA (demolished)

Buildings attributed to Ford

Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Spencer, MA