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James T. Kelley (1855–1929) was an American architect practicing in Boston, Massachusetts.
James Templeton Kelley | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1855 |
| Died | January 4, 1929 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
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]
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]
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]
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