J. Frederick Kelly

J. Frederick Kelly (1888–1947) was an American architect who has designed significant houses. Kelly was regarded as the leading architectural historian in Connecticut.^[1]

Kelly's work includes three properties listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places:

• Nehemiah Royce House, 538 N. Main St., Wallingford, Connecticut^[2]
• Henry Whitfield House, 248 Old Whitfield St., Guilford, Connecticut^[2]
• 470 Livingston Street, a Colonial Revival house which is a contributing property in the Whitney Avenue Historic District, New Haven, CT^[3]:56

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

1. David F. Ransom and John F. A. Herzan (October 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Nehemiah Royce House" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying seven photos, exterior and interior, from 1996
2. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
3. William E. Devlin and Bruce Clouette (June 9, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Whitney Avenue Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 32 photos from 1988 (captions pages 60-62 of text document)