Goodhue Livingston

Goodhue Livingston (February 23, 1867 – June 3, 1951) was an American architect who co-founded the firm of Trowbridge & Livingston. He designed the St. Regis New York, the Hayden Planetarium, and numerous buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Early life Livingston was born in New York City. His paternal great-grandfather, Philip R. Livingston, was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and member of the first Continental Congress.

Livingston attended Columbia University, receiving an A.B. in 1888, a Ph.B. in architecture 1892, and an MA in 1914. He also participated in Columbia's Dramatic Club.

Career

In 1894, Livingston co-founded Trowbridge, Livingston & Colt in New York City along with Stockton B. Colt and Samuel Breck Parkman Trowbridge. Colt and Livingston were fraternity brothers, and all three attended Columbia University together. Often commissioned by well-heeled clients, the firm's work was especially prevalent on the Upper East Side and Wall Street precincts of New York City.

In New York City, Livingston designed the Renaissance Revival style B. Altman and Company Building (1905), the Neo-Classical style Bankers Trust Company Building (1912), the Chemical National Bank Building (1907), Rikers Island Penitentiary, and the Baroque style St. Regis New York hotel (1904). The firm acquired the contract for the St. Regis from John Jacob Astor IV through a design contest. It was claimed that Livingston had invested some of the funds in stock rather than securities as required by law.

Livingston was a trustee of the New York Dispensary. He was a founder of the National Golf Links of America and was also a president and member of the Meadow Club, a president and member of the Southampton Golf Club, and member of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.

He served on the board of governors of The Brook Club and was a member of the Century Association, the Knickerbocker Club, the Masons, the Racquet and Tennis Club, and the St. Anthony Club of New York.

In 1951, Livingston died of a heart ailment at the Southampton Hospital in Southampton, New York. At the time, his residence was 720 Park Avenue in New York City.