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Arthur Curtiss James Collection

Arthur Curtiss James was a prominent American financier and philanthropist who made a lasting impact on the world through his business acumen and charitable endeavors

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Grosvenor Atterbury, 1914-1916

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture:: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: Beacon Hill House, Newport, R.I. between 1913 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

Beacon Hill House, Newport, R.I. between 1913 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Beacon Hill House, Newport, R.I. between 1913 and 1920. Postcard shows the mansion built by Arthur Curtiss and Harriet Eddy Parsons James, Newport, Rhode Island

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: Interior of the home of Arthur Curtiss James, 39 East 69th Street, New York City, c1914 - 1920

Interior of the home of Arthur Curtiss James, 39 East 69th Street, New York City, c1914 - 1920
Interior of the home of Arthur Curtiss James, 39 East 69th Street, New York City (Hand-colored version), between 1914 and 1920

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. Handwritten on back: "Blue Garden."

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: Interior of the home of Arthur Curtiss James, 39 East 69th Street, NY City, between 1914 and 1920

Interior of the home of Arthur Curtiss James, 39 East 69th Street, NY City, between 1914 and 1920
Interior of the home of Arthur Curtiss James, 39 East 69th Street, New York City, between 1914 and 1920

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917
"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917
"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917
"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917
"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917
"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917
"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House designed in 1910 by John Mead Howells

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. View of dressed stone bridge

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss

Background imageArthur Curtiss James Collection: 'Surprise Valley Farm, ' Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island

"Surprise Valley Farm, " Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. 1917. Estate designed in 1914 by Grosvenor Atterbury for railroad magnate Arthur Curtiss




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Arthur Curtiss James was a prominent American financier and philanthropist who made a lasting impact on the world through his business acumen and charitable endeavors. Born in 1867, James rose to prominence as one of the leading figures in the banking industry during the early 20th century. Known for his keen investment strategies and innovative approach to finance, James amassed a considerable fortune through his various business ventures. However, he was not content to simply accumulate wealth for himself - he believed in using his resources to make a positive difference in the world. James was a generous philanthropist who supported numerous causes, including education, healthcare, and social welfare programs. He donated substantial sums of money to universities, hospitals, and charitable organizations, leaving behind a legacy of compassion and generosity that continues to inspire others today. In addition to his philanthropic efforts, James was also an avid art collector and patron of the arts. His extensive collection included works by some of the most renowned artists of his time, reflecting his appreciation for beauty and creativity, truly a visionary leader whose impact can still be felt today. His dedication to making the world a better place serves as an inspiration for future generations to follow in his footsteps and strive towards creating positive change in their communities.