Hidden History of the Boston Irish by Peter F. Stevens

Author:Peter F. Stevens
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781614232414
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.

Keely’s original design for the new Cathedral of the Holy Cross called for soaring spires that were not built because of the costs. Archdiocese of Boston Archives.

Along with the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Keely’s design skills were also given full rein with expansive budgets in Providence and Hartford. A contemporary article described both works:

St. Joseph’s in Hartford follows the general design of Providence. It is 268 feet long, 178 feet wide at the transepts and the nave has a width of 93 feet. This latter dimension, of course, includes the full width of the building. The towers are 150 feet high but with the spires, never built, there would have been an added hundred feet. The church is of Portland Stone of a dark brown color and the interior shows the use of Tennessee Marble for the wainscot and the twenty eight great pillars that support the roof. The high altar which Keeley [sic] designed cost $12,000—a huge sum for that time.

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