Frederick Godley

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. He attended the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut.

Godley began his architectural career in 1913, with Guy Lowell. He was also a member of the American Institute of Architects from 1920, and became a fellow of the AIA in 1935.

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. He also was the Master of the university's Timothy Dwight College. They had three children (two sons and one daughter) and eight grandchildren. He was also the President of the Rye Presbyterian Church's Board of Trustees. DuPont Building – Wilmington, Delaware