Background
Kideney, James Williams was born on April 25, 1899 in Pittsburgh. Son of William W. and Ada J. (Porter) Kideney.
Kideney, James Williams was born on April 25, 1899 in Pittsburgh. Son of William W. and Ada J. (Porter) Kideney.
Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1921; student, Europe, 1922-1923.
With architectural offices, Buffalo, 1921-1926; entered practice, 1926; partner, Paul Hyde Harbach, 1929-1942; private practice, specializing in design schools, institutional buildings and housing, Buffalo, 1942-1950; as, James Wm. Kideney & Associations, 1950-1958; as, firm Kideney, Smith, Fitzgerald & Partners, 1958-1974; consultant, Community Planning Assistance Center consultant, others.
Member advisory council on school buildings, grounds New York State Education Department, 1941-1943, panel community planning consultant, 1945-1947. Consultant architect New York Joint Legislative Committee on Investigating School Costs, 1941. Chairman committee architects, engineers and landscape architects of Buffalo for post war construction.
Member New York Governor's volunteer committee on housing and construction. Member airport advisory board, Buffalo, 1950-1952. Member New York State Board Examiners for Architects, 1949-1956, chairman, 1953.
Fellow American Institute of Architects (chairman committee state and municipal public works 1942-1946, chairman committee local public buildings 1947-1949), member Chamber of Commerce, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy (life), Buffalo Public Library (life), New York State Association Architects (president 1938-1942, Sidney L. Strauss award 1951, Award of Merit 1949, Award of Merit for New York Telephone Сompany offices), Alpha Rho Chi. Clubs: Buffalo, Rotary.
Married Isabel Houck, August 15, 1930.