Ambrose J. Murphy

Ambrose J. Murphy
Immaculate Conception Church, North Easton Massachusetts
Born	(1869-07-12)July 12, 1869 Worcester, Massachusetts
Died	May 27, 1949(1949-05-27) (aged 79) Providence, Rhode Island
Nationality	USA
Known for	Architect, partner in Murphy and Hindle, Murphy, Hindle and Wright and Ambrose J. Murphy

Ambrose J. Murphy (1869–1949) was an American architect whose practice was based in Providence Rhode Island. He was a specialist in ecclesiastical work and, in a career that spanned over 40 years, designed many buildings for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence Rhode Island and Fall River Massachusetts.

Murphy was born July 12, 1869 in Worcester, MA,. He could've been educated in Worcester and began his architectural career with his uncle James Murphy (1834–1907), an ecclesiastical architect in Providence, Rhode Island. After this he worked briefly as a draughtsman for Martin & Hall.

In 1900 he entered into a partnership with Franklin R. Hindle to form the firm Murphy and Hindle. Benjamin W. Wright joined the firm, now known as Murphy, Hindle & Wright, in 1907. The firm was dissolved in 1917 after which Murphy continued to work under his own name.

In 1918 Murphy began working with Samuel M. Morino who continued with him and eventually inherited the office after Murphy retired in 1942. Murphy died on May 27, 1949.

Ambrose Murphy began his long and distinguished career at roughly the same time that Charles Maginnis of Boston, Massachusetts was beginning his. The younger Murphy was probably be greatly influenced by Maginnis's beliefs. His unique ecclesiastical buildings are said to be much admired locally and have found their way to some of the National Registers.