James Riely Gordon

James Riely Gordon (August 2, 1863 – March 16, 1937) was an architect of courthouses throughout the United States and the state of Texas in particular. Gordon's specialty was constructing public buildings mainly in the Romanesque Revival style. His most successful plan was that of a Greek cross with a square central stairwell and quarter-circular entrance porches in each corner. He built a dozen courthouses of this type in Texas between 1891 and 1900. Some of them are the Fayette County Courthouse in La Grange and the Comal County Courthouse in New Braunfels. Gordon designed 72 courthouses during his career.

Among his other notable buildings were the Arizona State Capitol at Phoenix and the Texas Pavilion at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. In 1904, Gordon moved to New York. He served 13 terms as the president of the New York Society of Architects.

He died on March 16, 1937. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=James R. Gordon, Architect, Dead. Designer of Public Buildings All Over the Country Succumbs in Pelham Heights. Vigorous Defender of City Park System. Long a Leader of His Professional Society. |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F11FB3B541B728DDDAE0994DB405B878FF1D3 |quote=James Riely Gordon, architect and member of many civic committees in this field for the last thirty years, died yesterday at his residence, 159 Corlies Avenue, Pelham Heights, N. Y., after an illness of two weeks. He was 74 years old. |work=New York Times |date=March 17, 1937 |accessdate=2008-07-31 ]

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