James Marks was born in England in 1834,[1] where he trained as a carpenter, and taught himself building construction, joinery and architectural drawing.
[2] He emigrated to Queensland in 1866, where he immediately established himself as a builder and architect in Dalby, on the Darling Downs.
This firm dominated the architectural profession in Toowoomba and district for more than half a century.
[4] He was buried the following day (30 October 1915) in the Presbyterian section of the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery.
[5] James Marks' work in Toowoomba includes: Houses designed by James Marks and Son include: This Wikipedia article incorporates text from "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014).