Frederick Godley

Frederick Godley
Born
Frederick Augustus Godley

(1886-06-10)June 10, 1886
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedFebruary 21, 1961(1961-02-21) (aged 74)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Education
OccupationArchitect
SpouseAnne Franchot Godley
Children3
BuildingsMcGraw Hill Building, DuPont Building Rockefeller Center, Daily News Building, Chanticlare

Frederick Augustus Godley (June 10, 1886 – February 21, 1961) was an American architect and Yale educator who worked in the Neo-Gothic and Art Deco styles. He is best known for his designs of the McGraw Hill Building, the DuPont Building, Chanticlare, the Daily News Building, and Rockefeller Center.

Life and career

Frederick Godley was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on June 10, 1886.[1] He attended the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut.[1] For college, he earned his Bachelor's degrees from Yale University and MIT, and then attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[1][2]

Godley began his architectural career in 1913, with Guy Lowell.[1][2] He eventually worked in the architectural firms of Godley & Haskell (1915–18), Godley & Sedgwick (1918–24), and Hood, Godley, & Fouilhoux (1924–29).[1]

In the mid-1920s, Godley designed the Chanticlare estate for Union Carbide executive Jesse Ricks, located in Flower Hill, New York; the main mansion consisted of 42 rooms.[3][4][5][6][7] He was also a member of the American Institute of Architects from 1920, and became a fellow of the AIA in 1935.[1][8]

Godley was also an educator at Yale University (of which he was an alum) in New Haven, Connecticut, where he was employed as a professor of architecture.[1][9][10] He also was the Master of the university's Timothy Dwight College.[10]

Godley died on February 21, 1961, in Scottsdale, Arizona, on a vacation with his wife, Anne.[1]

Personal life

Godley was married to his wife, Anne Franchot.[1][11] They had three children (two sons and one daughter) and eight grandchildren.[1]

Frederick Godley was a resident of Rye, New York, for over two decades and served on the town's planning and zoning boards.[1][12] He was also the President of the Rye Presbyterian Church's Board of Trustees.[1][2]

Notable works

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Frederick A. Godley Dies at 74; Architect Was Professor at Yale". The New York Times. February 22, 1961. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "COLLEGE MASTERS APPOINTED AT YALE; F.A. Godley Named to Timothy Dwight and Made Professor of Architecture SCHROEDER AT CALHOUN Sumner McK.Crosby Succeeds Classmate as Executive Secretary of Alumni Board". The New York Times. October 17, 1942. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Village of Flower Hill » Flower Hill Village Historical Gallery". villageflowerhill.org. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Schwartz, Mitchell (2023). Flower Hill Village Historical Gallery Official Guidebook. Village of Flower Hill, New York. pp. 17, 25–26.
  5. ↑ "Village of Flower Hill » Flower Hill Historic Trail". villageflowerhill.org. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ricks Residence". Philadelphia Architects & Buildings. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Untitled – Page 19". The American Architect. February 5, 1929. p. 19.
  8. ↑ "Frederick Augustus Godley". Archinform.net. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  9. ↑ "YALE GIVES DEGREES TO UNDERGRADUATES; Rain Falls to Dull Colorful Parade of 2,000 Alumni in Fantastic Costumes. MARCH WITH TWENTY BANDS Classes Carry Humorous Signs Indicating the Employment Statusof Members. Alumni Relieve Drab Day. Additions to Faculty. Honors and Prizes Awarded. Society Elects Law Students. University Exercises Today. List of Graduates". The New York Times. June 17, 1931. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Made Dwight College Master". The New York Times. June 11, 1947. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  11. ↑ "MRS. F.A. GODLEY, 73, CIVIC LEADER IN RYE". The New York Times. September 21, 1962. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  12. ↑ "RESIDENCES IN THE SUBURBS ATTRACTING BUYERS". The New York Times. March 3, 1946. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  13. ↑ Weisman, Winston (1951). "Who Designed Rockefeller Center?". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 10 (1): 11–17. doi:10.2307/987500. ISSN 0037-9808. JSTOR 986500.
  14. ↑ "DuPont Building – Philadelphia Architects and Buildings". Philadelpia Architects and Buildings. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  15. ↑ Maynard, W. Barksdale (July 23, 2018). "DuPont Building". SAH Archipedia. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
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