William Frenaye

Architect William Frenaye, Jr. graduated from St. Paul’s Academy in 1918. After service in the Coast Artillery during World War I, he entered Cornell and took a degree there in mechanical engineering in 1922. He became a partner in the architectural firm of Edwin Howard and Frenaye in New York, and was also associated with the Bank for Savings and with the Turner Construction Company.

Together with Edwin Howard, Frenaye also entered William Carey Camp for the Boys’ Club of New York in the 1932 Olympic architecture competition. The camp was located on the north coast of Long Island in the community of Jamesport. It was opened in 1903 and served until 1963 for the summer recreation of disadvantaged boys from New York. After a first renovation in 1918, further improvements were made in 1929, probably according to the plans of Frenaye & Howard. The camp included dormitories, dining and recreation rooms, as well as basketball, baseball and volleyball courts. Today, the site is a state park.