About 1834 they and their children came to Bridgetown where Richard's older brother, Thomas, a retired military officer, had settled. In 1835, the James House was built on land purchased from Thomas Quirk. Angelina, the youngest of the eight children, was born in 1839. After Richard's death, Angelina lived in the house until her death in 1922. The original floor plan allowed space for a shop or office on the north side of the ground floor.
Large doors nade it possible to open the second floor front rooms into a ballroom.
In the 1870's, Angelina James had the hous converted to a two-family residence. The House has served as a home, a tea room, a doctor's office, an art gallery and a flower shop. After standing vacant for two years, it was saved from demolition in 1979. The Bridgetown and Area Historical Society cares for the building. It is now a designated municipal heritage building.