1939. Delano died on January 12, 1960, aged 85, in New York City. References External links William Adams Delano Papers, 1947-1954 New-York Historical Society William A. Delano scrapbook, 1895-1959 Held by the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University 1874 births 1960 deaths American neoclassical architects Art Deco architects Historicist architects Architects from New York City Fellows of the American Institute of Architects Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation alumni William Adams Defunct architecture firms based in New York City 20th-century American architects Recipients of the AIA Gold Medal Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters