Originally intended for the chapel at Boston College (NW2), the English Gothic design of St. Theresa of Avila, built of limestone-trimmed puddingstone with a dominant left corner tower, resembles, on the interior, the Chapel of King Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, London. The stained glass windows by Boston designer William Herbert Burnham depict American Catholic scenes, such as Mother Elizabeth Seton, with a red brick schoolhouse in the background to commemorate her contribution to Catholic education. As an example of Maginnis's close collaboration with clients, the Reverend Charles A. Donahue helped design the simple Italian marble altars and reredos with incised gold leaf figures and a crucifix sculpted by Angelo Lualdi.