James W. Adams

James Wood Adams (1867 – December 8, 1941) was an American contractor, carpenter, and building designer. He worked in south-central Shelby County, Kentucky in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Four of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Architecture James W. Adams was a contractor, carpenter, designer, and builder from Southville, Kentucky. He worked in South Central Shelby County, Kentucky in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Adams designed buildings in a vernacular style that was within traditional standards, but also showed his creativity and adaptability. Built in 1908, the Gray House is in vernacular Princess Anne style, with clapboard, a limestone foundation, and a decorative wood trim. Like the Gray House, the Morris house is a two-story clapboard house with a stone foundation. Carriss's Feed Store is a clapboard, single-room retail building. He was the son of Sarah and Ebb Adams, a farmer in McAfee, Kentucky. Adams married Bettie Kate Shelburne of Southville on December 2, 1903, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Carriss's Store Southville, Kentucky National Register of Historic Places