J. Frederick Kelly (1888–1947) was an American
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
who has designed significant houses. Kelly was regarded as the leading
architectural historian in Connecticut.
[ and ]
Hartford Courant Sep 3, 1947 retrieved on 2021-04-19
Kelly's work includes three properties listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
, whose restoration or construction he is associated with:
*Nehemiah Royce House
The Nehemiah Royce House, also known as the Washington Elm House, is a historic home located at 538 North Main Street in Wallingford, Connecticut. The saltbox house was constructed in 1672. George Washington visited the house twice, first in 177 ...
, 538 N. Main St., Wallingford, Connecticut[
*470 Livingston Street, a Colonial Revival house which is a ]contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...
in the Whitney Avenue Historic District, New Haven, CT[ and ]
Kelly's writings include:
*''Early Connecticut Meetinghouses'', Volumes 1 & 2, 1948. New York: Columbia University Press.
*''Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut, 1924. New Haven: Yale University Press.
References
20th-century American architects
1947 deaths
1888 births
{{US-architect-stub