Codman, Ogden

Dates

• Existence: 1863 - 1951

Biography

Ogden Codman Jr. was an American architect known for his interior design that emphasized a Neoclassical, elegant style. As a young architect in Boston, he was hired by Edith Wharton to design the interior of her Newport home, Land’s End, and the two eventually authored "The Decoration of Houses" (1897), which became a standard in American interior design. Codman relocated his practice to New York City, and also had an office in Newport. In Newport, he was the architect of Bellevue House, which was built for his cousin Martha Catherine Codman, and was hired by Cornelius Vanderbilt II to design the second and third floors of the Breakers. Much of his childhood was spent in France, and in 1920, he returned to France for the remaining 31 years of his life, residing at Château de Grégy, Évry-Grégy-sur-Yerre, Seine-et-Marne.