Judy Siers collection of James Chapman-Taylor architectural drawings

James Walter Chapman-Taylor (b. 1878 London, d. 1958 Lower Hutt) is most well known as an architect, particularly of domestic projects, although he was also a furniture designer, builder, photographer and astrologer. He began his career with a building apprenticeship as a teenager. In 1903 he studied architecture and design by correspondence with the International Correspondence Schools of the United States.

A strong proponent of the Arts and Crafts style and ideologies, he completed 110 architectural designs, 97 of which were built, primarily in Wellington, Hawke’s Bay, Auckland, Taranaki and Upper Hutt.

Reference: Judy Siers. 'Chapman-Taylor, James Walter', from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 30-Oct-2012 URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/3c11/chapman-taylor-james-walter