James T. Kelley (architect) explained

James Templeton Kelley
Nationality:American
Birth Date:4 September 1855
Birth Place:Roxbury, Massachusetts
Death Place:Washington, DC

James T. Kelley (1855–1929) was an American architect practicing in Boston, Massachusetts.

Life and career

James Templeton Kelley was born September 4, 1855, in Roxbury, Massachusetts to Thomas Kelley and Jane (Stinson) Kelley. Kelley worked for Sturgis & Brigham before opening his own office in 1886. In the 1890s he was joined by draftsman and later architect Harold S. Graves, who took over the practice when Kelley retired after World War I.[1] Kelley was best known for his work in the Colonial Revival style, and was noted as active in its revival.

Kelley was a founding member of the Boston Architectural Club in 1889, and joined the American Institute of Architects in 1901.[2]

Personal life

Kelley was first married in 1882 to Eleanor Hale Sweetser of Lynn, who died in 1922 while traveling abroad in France. In 1923 he remarried to Marion (Seaverns) Williams, as her second husband. They had no children.[1] For much of his life, Kelley lived and worked in a house at 57 Mount Vernon Street in Beacon Hill, which he bought from the estate of Charles Francis Adams. Circa 1911-13 he and his first wife built a second home, designed by himself, at 12 Tupelo Road in Swampscott.[3]

Kelley died January 4, 1929, while traveling in Washington, DC.[4]

Legacy

Several of Kelley's works have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts.

The James Templeton Kelley Prize, awarded by the Boston Society of Architects to students in the Harvard Graduate School of Design, is named for Kelley. This was established in 1929 by his second wife, Marion Kelley, as a traveling fellowship.[5]

Architectural works

Notes and References

  1. https://backbayhouses.org/james-templeton-kelley/ James Templeton Kelley
  2. https://aiahistoricaldirectory.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHDAA/pages/35782654/ahd1023395 James T. Kelley
  3. https://mhc-macris.net/#!/details?mhcid=SWA.G Historic Area Detail: SWA.G
  4. "James Templeton Kelley" in Boston Globe, January 6, 1929, a5.
  5. "$2,500 Fellowship in Architecture" in Boston Globe, December 23, 1929, 3.
  6. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/83001129 Brewster Memorial Hall NRHP Registration Form
  7. https://mhc-macris.net/#!/details?mhcid=LYN.611 Historic Building Detail: LYN.611
  8. https://mhc-macris.net/#!/details?mhcid=SWA.1 Historic Building Detail: SWA.1
  9. https://backbayhouses.org/199-commonwealth/ 199 Commonwealth
  10. https://mhc-macris.net/#!/details?mhcid=LYN.443 Historic Building Detail: LYN.443
  11. https://mhc-macris.net/#!/details?mhcid=LYN.406 Historic Building Detail: LYN.406
  12. https://mhc-macris.net/#!/details?mhcid=MRN.9 Historic Building Detail: MRN.9
  13. https://mhc-macris.net/#!/details?mhcid=LYN.695 Historic Building Detail: LYN.695
  14. https://preservation.mhl.org/54-abbot-street 54 Abbot Street
  15. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/84003257 Richards Free Library NRHP Registration Form
  16. https://backbayhouses.org/405-commonwealth/ 405 Commonwealth
  17. https://mhc-macris.net/#!/details?mhcid=MAN.214 Historic Building Detail: MAN.214
  18. https://mhc-macris.net/#!/details?mhcid=BKL.439 Historic Building Detail: BKL.439
  19. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/96000253 Goddard College Greatwood Campus NRHP Registration Form
  20. https://mhc-macris.net/#!/details?mhcid=BOS.4087 Historic Building Detail: BOS.4087
  21. https://mhc-macris.net/#!/details?mhcid=HIN.728 Historic Building Detail: HIN.728
  22. https://mhc-macris.net/#!/details?mhcid=SWA.2 Historic Building Detail: SWA.2
  23. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/89000187 South Congregational Church NRHP Registration Form

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