Among Gordon's non-public work in Texas is the 1890 Protestant Home for Destitute Children at 802 Kentucky Ave in San Antonio.
The building was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1991.
The Stevens Building, which Gordon designed at 315 E. Commerce, received the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark designation in 1984.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places the same year.

In Seguin, Texas, near San Antonio, the Nolte family hired Gordon to build the E. Nolte & Sons Bank (now a Wells Fargo branch) facing the town square (designed 1890, finished 1896).
It is part of the National Register listing of Seguin's Commercial District.
Its façade has been greatly altered over the years.
For Eugene Nolte, Gordon also designed a house with Queen Anne style massing and a rare-in-Texas Shingle style exterior (circa 1895), just across the street from the back of the bank, at 102 E. Live Oak Street and the corner of S. Austin St. Today the 19-room mansion is owned the H.A. Daniels family of Seguin, whose family purchased the home from Mrs. Eugenie (Claudia) Nolte circa 1940.
Photographs and Gordon's records of this house, including two photographs of its interiors, are housed at the Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin .
More photographs of this house are also available at the Institute of Texan Cultures archives housed among the Eugene Nolte papers at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

James Riely Gordon also designed a number of notable houses for wealthy clients in Gonzales, Texas.
There, he not only designed the courthouse, but also at least three homes.
In 1895, for lumberman J.B. Kennard he designed 621 St. Louis St. in Queen Anne style.
The home of James F. Miller at 121 St. Joseph St., known as Walnut Ridge, was completed in 1901.
And Gordon also supplied the design for the 1911 house of D.S. Dilworth, a banker and businessman.

Gordon designed the Staacke Brothers Building at 309 E. Commerce St.for the carriage trade of August Frederick Staacke in 1894.
The building became a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1984.
The Staacke building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

One surviving Gordon house, at 425 King William St in San Antonio's heavily German-American King William District, was built for George Kalteyer (1892–1893).
Gordon designed a cottage in 1890 for August Thiele, Jr., a San Antonio business and civic leader.
It has been listed since 1983 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Thiele House and Thiele Cottage.
 The cottage itself was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1984.
The Queen Anne style Thomas H. Franklin House was designed by Gordon and built in 1891 for a local attorney.
It was added to the National Register in 1986.

Gordon's designs are also represented in the Monte Vista Residential Historic District, featured on the National Register of Historic Places since 1998.
The showplace home that J. Riely Gordon designed for real estate developer Jay E. Adams stands at 505 Belknap today.
Among Gordon's non-public work in Texas is the 1890 Protestant Home for Destitute Children at 802 Kentucky Ave in San Antonio. The building was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1991. The Stevens Building, which Gordon designed at 315 E. Commerce, received the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark designation in 1984. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places the same year.
In Seguin, Texas, near San Antonio, the Nolte family hired Gordon to build the E. Nolte & Sons Bank (now a Wells Fargo branch) facing the town square (designed 1890, finished 1896). It is part of the National Register listing of Seguin's Commercial District. Its façade has been greatly altered over the years. For Eugene Nolte, Gordon also designed a house with Queen Anne style massing and a rare-in-Texas Shingle style exterior (circa 1895), just across the street from the back of the bank, at 102 E. Live Oak Street and the corner of S. Austin St. Today the 19-room mansion is owned the H.A. Daniels family of Seguin, whose family purchased the home from Mrs. Eugenie (Claudia) Nolte circa 1940. Photographs and Gordon's records of this house, including two photographs of its interiors, are housed at the Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin . More photographs of this house are also available at the Institute of Texan Cultures archives housed among the Eugene Nolte papers at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
James Riely Gordon also designed a number of notable houses for wealthy clients in Gonzales, Texas. There, he not only designed the courthouse, but also at least three homes. In 1895, for lumberman J.B. Kennard he designed 621 St. Louis St. in Queen Anne style. The home of James F. Miller at 121 St. Joseph St., known as Walnut Ridge, was completed in 1901. And Gordon also supplied the design for the 1911 house of D.S. Dilworth, a banker and businessman.
Gordon designed the Staacke Brothers Building at 309 E. Commerce St.for the carriage trade of August Frederick Staacke in 1894. The building became a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1984. The Staacke building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
One surviving Gordon house, at 425 King William St in San Antonio's heavily German-American King William District, was built for George Kalteyer (1892–1893). Gordon designed a cottage in 1890 for August Thiele, Jr., a San Antonio business and civic leader. It has been listed since 1983 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Thiele House and Thiele Cottage.  The cottage itself was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1984. The Queen Anne style Thomas H. Franklin House was designed by Gordon and built in 1891 for a local attorney. It was added to the National Register in 1986.
Gordon's designs are also represented in the Monte Vista Residential Historic District, featured on the National Register of Historic Places since 1998. The showplace home that J. Riely Gordon designed for real estate developer Jay E. Adams stands at 505 Belknap today.
James Riely Gordon