Legacy
- After Phelan's death, the Villa Montalvo estate was gifted to the people of Santa Clara County. It is now a center for the performing and visual arts. Some of his mementos and correspondence are on display in the library at Villa Montalvo.
- Phelan Avenue in San Francisco is named for him.
- Phelan Hall, a dormitory on the Jesuit-run University of San Francisco campus, is named for Phelan, who graduated from USF's predecessor institution, St. Ignatius College.
- The small town of Phelan in the Californian High Desert of the Mojave Desert is named after him.
- James D. Phelan Elementary School in the Moreland School District in San Jose, California, was named for him.
- The James D. Phelan awards, given to young California writers and artists, were established by a bequest in his will.
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