NICHOLS, Thomas Lyman (1854-1921) was active in Welland, Ont. from 1880 until after 1910 and sustained his career as an architect there for nearly thirty years. No biographical information has been found on him, but he may be related to William Nichols, an architect in Niagara Falls, Ont. active during the same period. T.L. Nichols died in Welland on 12 October 1921 (death notice in the Welland Tribune, 13 Oct. 1921, 3)
Thomas L. NICHOLS (works in Welland unless noted)
BAPTIST CHURCH, 1881 (Thorold Post, 23 Dec. 1881, 3, descrip.)
MAIN STREET EAST, commercial block for R. Hanns '.....on a site between the Queen's Hotel and Dexter Hotel', 1883 (Welland Tribune, 17 Aug. 1883, 8)
MUIR STREET, bank for Mr. Mellanby, 1883 (Welland Tribune, 24 Aug. 1883, 8, descrip.)
ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL, 1892 (C.R., iii, 27 Feb. 1892, 1)
FONTHILL, ONT., large residence for W.J. Dougherty, West Canboro Street, 1898 (Hamilton Spectator, 27 July 1898, 7)
DIVISION STREET, residence for J. Edward Cohoe, 1899 (C.R., x, 16 Aug. 1899, 3, t.c.)
FONTHILL, ONT., residence for an unnamed client '.....on the Lymburner site', 1899 (C.R., x, 1 Nov. 1899, 1)
MANSION HOUSE HOTEL, Main Street East, major addition, 1906 (C.R., xvii, 7 March 1906, 5)
BAPTIST CHURCH, West Main Street at Frazer Street, 1906; still standing in 2023 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 17 March 1906, 5, descrip.; C.R., xvii, 28 March 1906, 2)
MAIN STREET NORTH, residence for Hugh A. Rose, 1906 (C.R., xvii, 3 Oct. 1906, 2)
GRIFFITH STREET, residence for Harvey E. Dawdy, 1907 (C.R., xviii, 8 May 1907, 8)
CHURCH OF CHRIST, Division Street at Burgar Street, 1908; still standing in 2023 (Welland Telegraph, 3 March 1908, 1, descrip.)
MARKET HALL, 1908 (C.R., xxii, 20 Oct. 1908, 28, t.c.)
WELLAND STOVE WORKS, factory, 1909 (C.R., xxiii, 31 March 1909, 24)
HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH, Division Street at Cross Street, addition of a Guild Hall or parish hall, 1909; still standing in 2023 (C.R., xxiii, 23 June 1909, 21)
H.S. PETERS LTD., Alexander Street, factory, 1910 (C.R., xxiv, 1 June 1910, 27)
DIVISION STREET, commercial block for George A. Willson, 1911 (C.R., xxv, 27 Sept. 1911, 63)
CROSS STREET, stores for Fred Gourlay, 1911 (C.R., xxv, 22 Nov. 1911, 66)
WELLAND COUNTY INDUSTRIAL HOME, First Avenue opposite Norway Avenue, 1912; demol. (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 23 March 1912, 13, t.c.; Welland Tribune, 28 March 1912, illus. & descrip.)
WELLAND HIGH SCHOOL, West Main Street, 1912; burned 2011 and demol. (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 9 April 1912, 2, descrip.)
ROSE BLOCK, a two storey commercial block for Hugh A. Rose, East Main Street, 1913 (Welland Telegraph, 18 April 1913, descrip.; inf. Robert Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont.)