COLLINS, James Upper (1886-1948), was born in Niagara Falls on 4 August 1886 and practiced there from 1913 until 1942. He studied architecture through correspondence courses and articled with C.M. Borter from 1909 to 1912, then commenced practice on his own account 1913. Collins remained active in Niagara Falls until 1942. He died in Hamilton, Ont. on 16 May 1948 and was later buried at Lundy's Lane Cemetery (obituary Globe & Mail (Toronto), 18 May 1948, 31; inf. Ontario Assoc. of Architects)
(with Norman A. Kearns) FORT ERIE, ONT., High School, Wintemute Street, 1927 (C.R., xli, 15 June 1927, 52, t.c.)
FORT ERIE, ONT., Knox Presbyterian Church, Central Avenue at Highland Avenue, 1928; still standing in 2023 (Fort Erie Times, 4 May 1928, 1)
FORT ERIE, ONT., commercial block for G. Briggs, Jarvis Street, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 23 May 1928, 44)
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT., commercial block with stores and apartments for R.C. Young and Mrs. Holmwood, Victoria Avenue at Morrison Street, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 6 June 1928, 55)