1. Goodhue Livingston designed the St Regis New York, the Hayden Planetarium, and numerous buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 Facts About Goodhue Livingston
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Goodhue Livingston was the son of Susan Maria Clarkson de Peyster and Robert Edward Livingston, who inherited wealth and did not work.
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Goodhue Livingston's paternal great-grandfather, Philip R Livingston, was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and member of the first Continental Congress.
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Colt and Livingston were fraternity brothers, and all three attended Columbia University together.
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In New York City, Livingston designed the Renaissance Revival style B Altman and Company Building, the Neo-Classical style Bankers Trust Company Building, the Chemical National Bank Building, Rikers Island Penitentiary, and the Baroque style St Regis New York hotel.
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Goodhue Livingston designed the interior of The Knickerbocker Hotel in 1906 and an addition for the New York Stock Exchange in 1923.
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In 1935, Goodhue Livingston designed the Hayden Planetarium for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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Goodhue Livingston designed the Oregon State Capital in Salem with architect Francis Keally.
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Goodhue Livingston was a member of the Architectural League of New York, and the National Institute of Social Sciences.
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Goodhue Livingston was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
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Goodhue Livingston received the Medal of Honor from the Architectural League of New York.
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Goodhue Livingston married Louisa Robb on April 8,1896, at St George's Episcopal Church in New York City.
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Goodhue Livingston was the daughter of Cornelia Van Rensselaer and James Hampden Robb, a banker, cotton merchant, New York City Parks Commissioner, and New York State Senator.
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In 1912, Goodhue Livingston was charged with mismanagement of his children's trust funds of $120,000 each.
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Goodhue Livingston designed their Georgian Revival mansion "Old Trees" with gardens, stables, and service buildings.
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Goodhue Livingston was a founder of the National Golf Links of America and was 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.
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Goodhue Livingston 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.
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In 1951, Goodhue Livingston died of a heart ailment at the Southampton Hospital in Southampton, New York.