Gothic Pride: The Story of Building a Great Cathedral in Newark

Contents

preface and acknowledgments / ix Introduction / 1 Part i Gothic Vision in Newark 1 Destination: Newark / 7 2 Gothic and the Context of American Cathedral Building / 17 3 Gothic Passions: The Doane Family / 28 4 Father Doane and Jeremiah O’Rourke: Architectural Collaborators / 34 5 Newark’s Gothic Pilgrims Abroad / 43 6 “The Newark Cathedral”: Gothic Pilgrims at Home / 51 7 Bust: Crisis and a Grand Hope Deferred / 58 Part ii Interludes 8 O’Rourke in Washington / 67 9 Monsignor Doane / 76 10 Stilled Project, Ceaseless Change / 86 Part iii Sacred Heart Cathedral 11 Newark’s Rise and the Project’s Revival / 99 12 The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart / 107 13 Progress and Setbacks / 116 14 The Great Foundation Controversy / 131 contents 15 New Architect and New Era / 152 16 Boom and Bust Again / 159 17 Regional Developments and Twentieth-Century Cathedral Building / 171 Part iv Completing Sacred Heart 18 Resolve / 183 19 Interior Scheme: Artistry from Here and Abroad / 191 20 Complete at Last / 200 Epilogue / 209 appendix a. The Cathedral’s Materials, Dimensions, and Plan / 221 appendix b. Chronology of the Newark Cathedral Project / 225 notes / 229 glossary / 257 bibliography / 261 index / 267 ...