James William Kideney

James William Kideney FAIA (April 25, 1899 – November 10, 1987) was an American architect in practice in Buffalo, New York from 1926 until his retirement in 1974.

[1] After eight years of independent practice, in 1950 he formed a new partnership, James William Kideney & Associates, with several staff.

He was a founder of the New York State Association of Architects, the AIA's state-level chapter, and served as its first president from 1938 to 1942.

[6] In 1974, the year of Kideney's retirement, his firm became the oldest continuously operating architectural practice in Buffalo following the closure of James, Meadows & Howard, successors to Green & Wicks.

Notable recipients have included Robert T. Coles (2004), Giorgio Cavaglieri (2006), George H. Miller (2011) and David J. Burney (2016) as well as his partner, Laping (1989).

The Central Library of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library , designed by James William Kideney & Associates with Paul Hyde Harbach and Elon B. Clark Jr. and completed in 1964.
The Orchard Park High School , originally the Orchard Park Junior High School, designed by James William Kideney & Associates and completed in 1960.