Thomas Marriott James (May 18, 1875 – July 8, 1942) was an American architect, active in the
Boston area, best known for his bank buildings in styles ranging from
Neoclassical to
Spanish Renaissance to
Art Deco.
James was born in
Cambridge, Massachusetts to Joseph K. and Elizabeth Troy James, and married on June 9, 1897, in Everett, to Ruth Lyra Dodge. He trained under Samuel J. Brown, in 1898 he began practice, and in 1920 incorporated as the Thomas M. James Company. His designs include his parents' house in Somerville, 1894;
Oren Sanborn House, Winchester 1906–1907, in partnership with Clinton M. Hill from 1905 to 1908; Boston's
Shubert Theatre, Boston 1910; the
United Electric Co. Building
The United Electric Co. Building was a historic commercial building at 73 State Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. One of the city's few Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux-Arts buildings, it was built in 1910 to serve as the headquarters of the Un ...
, Springfield 1910; Eliot Five Cents Savings Bank, Roxbury 1916; the
Rockland Trust Company building, 1917; Warren Institution for Savings Building, Boston 1920; National Bank at Springfield, 1920; State Street Trust Building at 75 Federal Street, 1929; the
East Cambridge Savings Bank, 1931; and the Arlington Co-operative Bank, 1935. Other works include the Chatham Phenix National Bank and Trust Company, New York, and the Commonwealth Atlantic National Bank Building in
Post Office Square, Boston.
References
Back Bay Houses article"Charlie Allen Renovations receives Contractor of the Year Award""Hill & James - Beaux Arts Splendor in a Suburban Setting" by Roger G. Reed
American architects
1875 births
1942 deaths
People from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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