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James T. Kelley (architect)

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James Templeton Kelley
Born(1855-09-04)September 4, 1855
DiedJanuary 4, 1929(1929-01-04) (aged 73)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
The Town Hall of Swampscott, Massachusetts, originally designed by Kelley in 1889 as the home of Elihu Thomson.

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

Life and career

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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.[2]

Kelley was a founding member of the Boston Architectural Club in 1889,[2] and joined the American Institute of Architects in 1901.[3]

Personal life

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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.[4]

Kelley died January 4, 1929, while traveling in Washington, DC.[2]

Legacy

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d A contributing property to the Diamond Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1996.
  2. ^ Presently the Swampscott Town Hall
  3. ^ a b A contributing property to the Olmsted Subdivision Historic District, NRHP-listed in 2002.
  4. ^ a b A contributing property to the Back Bay Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1973.
  5. ^ Presently the Richards Free Library.
  6. ^ A contributing property to the Longwood Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1978.
  7. ^ Since 1938 this has been the main campus of Goddard College.
  8. ^ A contributing property to the Beacon Hill Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1966.
  9. ^ A contributing property to the Lincoln Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1991.
  10. ^ Donated to the church by Lizzie M. Richards, widow of Seth M. Richards for whom Kelley designed a house in 1898.

References

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  1. ^ a b James Templeton Kelley, Back Bay Houses.
  2. ^ a b c "James Templeton Kelley" in Boston Globe, January 6, 1929, a5.
  3. ^ James T. Kelley, AIA Historical Directory of American Architects.
  4. ^ Historic Area Detail: SWA.G, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
  5. ^ "$2,500 Fellowship in Architecture" in Boston Globe, December 23, 1929, 3.
  6. ^ a b Brewster Memorial Hall NRHP Registration Form (1983)
  7. ^ Historic Building Detail: LYN.611, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
  8. ^ Historic Building Detail: SWA.1, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
  9. ^ 199 Commonwealth, Back Bay Houses.
  10. ^ Historic Building Detail: LYN.443, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
  11. ^ Historic Building Detail: LYN.406, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
  12. ^ Historic Building Detail: MRN.9, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
  13. ^ a b Historic Building Detail: LYN.695, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
  14. ^ 54 Abbot Street, Andover Historic Preservation.
  15. ^ Richards Free Library NRHP Registration Form (1984)
  16. ^ 405 Commonwealth, Back Bay Houses.
  17. ^ Historic Building Detail: MAN.214, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
  18. ^ Historic Building Detail: BKL.439, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
  19. ^ Goddard College Greatwood Campus NRHP Registration Form (1996)
  20. ^ Historic Building Detail: BOS.4087, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
  21. ^ Historic Building Detail: HIN.728, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
  22. ^ Historic Building Detail: SWA.2, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System.
  23. ^ South Congregational Church NRHP Registration Form (1989)