Arthur Curtiss James was a wealthy speculator in copper mines and railroads.
"Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, RI, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1917. Architect: Grosvenor Atterbury, 1914-1916. Today these buildings survive as part of the SVF Foundation founded to preserve endangered breeds of livestock
Beacon Hill House Newport RI 1917
Interior of the home of Arthur Curtiss James, 39 East 69th Street, New York City
Yacht Aloha
Daniel Willis James was the son of an American merchant who with his cousin, William Earl Dodge Jr., transformed Phelps, Dodge & Co. from a predominantly mercantile business into one of the largest copper producers in the world.
Daniel Willis James