Bertram Goodhue

Architect
BIRTHDAY
April 28,1869
Birthplace
Connecticut
Age
Apr 23,1924,age 54
Birth Sign
Taurus
BIRTHDAY
April 28,1869 (age Apr 23,1924,age 54)
Birthplace
Connecticut

About

Designed the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Also designed the Cheltenham and Merrymount typefaces.

Before Fame

He moved to New York in 1884 to apprentice with Renwick, Aspinwall and Russell, of which the famed James Renwick, Jr., was a partner. He won the St. Matthew's design competition in Dallas in 1891.

Trivia

He had a neo-gothic style but also experimented with Byzantine revival and Spanish colonial revival.

Family Life

He was homeschooled by his mother, Helen Grosvenor, until he was 11, after which he attended Russell's Collegiate and Commercial Institute.

Associated With

He and Frank Lloyd Wright were contemporaries.