Denied 1923 entry to West Point United States Military Academy, he attended four universities in five years.
[5] When the Rochester architect who designed what later was renamed Monroe Community Hospital hired Boyde as one of his assistants,[6] the latter's decorative style of corner windows and curved walls[7] had a chance to develop.
[2] His project list included over 30 commercial locations and a larger number of private properties.
[9] A 2020 local TV news article said "What exactly he's responsible for designing is still debated today.
"[10] A $300,000 project "to fund a cultural resource survey of the architecture of Thomas W. Boyde Jr." was announced later that year.