Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| November 26, 1906 | Born Charles Morton Goodman in New York, NY to Harris and Jennie Goodman Grew up outside of Chicago, IL |
| 1925-1928 | Student at University of Illinois |
| June 19, 1934 | Married Charlotte Kathleen Dodge in Cook, IL |
| 1934 | Graduated with a B.S. degree in architecture from Chicago's Armour Institute of Technology (Illinois Institute of Technology) Moved to the Washington, DC area |
| 1934-1937 | Designing Architect of the Treasury Department, Washington, DC Began work as an architect for the Public Buildings Administration |
| 1938-1939 | Designed federal buildings for the 1939 New York World's Fair |
| 1939-1941 | Assigned lead government designer for Washington National Airport in Arlington, VA |
| 1942-1945 | Worked as the Head Architect at the United States Treasury Department and the Air Transport Command as the principal architect for the Army Air Forces Air Transport Command |
| June 30, 1943 | Daughter, Lynn Lelah Goodman, born in Alexandria, VA |
| 1946 | Opened his architectural practice, Charles M. Goodman Associates, in Washington, DC |
| 1946-1961 | Worked with the developer, Robert Davenport, to design and create Hollin Hills in Alexandria, VA |
| 1947-1954 | Designed American University campus buildings |
| 1949-1954 | Designed Hammond Hill and Hammond Wood in Montgomery County, MD |
| 1951 | Awarded Architect of the Year Award by the Southwest Research Institute |
| 1953-1960 | Worked with the National Home Corporation to create over 30,000 prefabricated houses and designs for over 100,000 more houses |
| 1955 | Awarded the National Award of Merit from the Architectural Institute of America for his own house in Alexandria, VA |
| 1955-1958 | Designed Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George's County, MD Designed Market Square Shopping Center in Lafayette, IN |
| 1956-1958 | Designed the Alcoa House, the "house of the future" |
| 1959 | Became an American Institute of Architects Fellow |
| 1959-1963 | Designed River Park, S.W. Washington, DC |
| 1960 | Awarded Gold medal from the Art Directors Club, Washington, DC |
| 1962-1963 | Awarded Centennial Honor by Rice University in Houston |
| 1963-1965 | Designed Houston House in Houston, TX |
| 1963-1983 | Designed the Westgate and Westpark research parks in McLean, VA |
| 1964 | Awarded First Honor Award by Federal Housing Administration (FHA) |
| 1964-1972 | Designed The Commons in McLean, VA |
| 1969-1971 | Designed Forest Edge Elementary School in Fairfax County, VA |
| November 30, 1979 | Wife, Charlotte D. Goodman, died |
| October 30, 1980 | Married Dorothy Mae Sopchick in Alexandria, VA |
| 1986 | Semi-retired from his firm, Charles M. Goodman Associates |
| October 29, 1992 | Died from lung cancer in Alexandria, VA |
| February 25, 2013 | Wife, Dorothy S. Goodman, died |