Matthew Sullivan


Matthew Sullivan was an American architect whose practice specialized in ecclesiastical design.

Early life and architectural training

Sullivan was born in Boston and trained in the office of Edmund M. Wheelwright, Boston City Architect. Sullivan succeeded Wheelwright as City Architect and served in that position from 1895 to 1901, when he became a junior partner in the firm of Maginnis, Walsh and Sullivan, which was widely known for its ecclesiastical work. He withdrew from that partnership to carry on work independently in 1906.

Architectural practice

Among other commissions credited to Sullivan are the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Elmhurst in Providence ; Harkins Hall, the original building of Providence College; and various religious buildings in the southeastern Massachusetts towns of Fall River, Fairhaven, and Mattapoisett.

Sullivan’s work includes