Julian Whittlesey

• Name — Julian Whittlesey • Birth Name — Julian Hill Whittlesey • Born — October 27, 1905 • Birthplace — Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. • Died — May 20, 1995 (aged 89) • Place of death — Wilton, Connecticut, U.S. • Occupation — architect • Years Active — 1931–1977 • Employer — Mayer & Whittlesey, Whittlesey Conklin + Rossant • Known for — large apartment buildings • Notable Works — Manhattan House • Political Party — Democratic Party • Movement — New Deal • Spouse — Eunice Stoddard Smith • Children — 1 Julian Hill Whittlesey (October 27, 1905 – May 20, 1995

Whittlesey was born in Greenwich, Connecticut. He studied civil engineering and architecture at Yale (degrees in 1927 and 1930). He also studied on a fellowship to the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.

In the early 1930s, Whittlesey worked for the Resettlement Administration and the U.S. Public Housing Administration. During World War II, he designed military-related housing and administrative buildings. In 1935, he co-founded Mayer & Whittlesey, with Albert Mayer. The firm designed Manhattan House and other large buildings. They also helped design the cities of Kitimat, British Columbia, and Chandigarh, India. In the 1950s, he co-founded Whittlesey, Conklin & Rossant, based in Reston, Virginia.

• Manhattan House • The Butterfield House • 240 Central Park South • Printer's Industrial Welfare Building • Bellmawr Homes • James Weldon Johnson Houses (in association with Robert J. Reiley and Harry Prince) • Rangel Houses (in Washington Heights) • New School: • Jacob M. Kaplan Building (West Twelfth Street) • Albert A. List Building (West Eleventh Street)

• Kitimat, British Columbia • Chandigarh, India • Reston, Virginia

• UN Playground (with Isamu Noguchi)

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