Table of 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
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