Neville Goddards Homes In West Hollywood And New York
23 Dec Where Neville Goddard Lived in New York and West Hollywood
Note: This is incomplete and will be updated. There are obviously some slight discrepancies and mistaken years even in genealogy sites, from biographers and even ship manifests.
Table of Neville Goddard Residences, Life Events & Documents
| Date | Location / Address | Event | Notes / Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 1905 | Sunnyside, Fontabelle, St. Michael, Barbados | Birth of Neville Lancelot Goddard | Parents: Joseph Nathaniel Goddard & Wilhelmina (née Hinkson). |
| Sep 25, 1922 | Arrives New York (Port of NY) | Immigration on Vasari | Age 17, 5’9”, single. Going to brother L. Goddard, 138a Dean St., Brooklyn. |
| 1923 | New York City | Marriage to Mildred Mary Hughes | Produced one son. |
| May 19, 1924 | New York City | Birth of son Joseph Neville Goddard | Child of Neville & Mildred Hughes. |
| Jan 1, 1925 | 401 W. 57th St., Hell’s Kitchen, NYC | Residence with wife Mary & son Joseph | Listed in records. |
| Dec 23, 1925 | Port of New York | Re-entry on S.S. America | Verified by Certificate of Arrival (No. 13-14-3841, issued Mar 4, 1943). |
| 1929 | New York City | Meets Abdullah | Studies Kabbalah, mysticism ~7 years. |
| 1930 Census | 146 W. 49th St., Manhattan (Radio City/Plaza Hotel) | Listed as lodger | Census record: “Goddard, Neville L.” |
| Early 1930s (Depression) | West 4th St., Greenwich Village (“Old Bohemia”) | Neville recalls living here during the Depression | Mentioned in lecture Twenty-Seven Heavens; described not paying rent and “sitting in the Silence.” May have been a brief stay or figurative shorthand for Village Bohemia. |
| 1933 | 154 W. 75th St., NYC | Living in basement apartment | Mystical visions noted here (Five Lessons). |
| 1933 | 30 W. 72nd St., NYC | Abdullah’s residence | Neville attends classes here. |
| 1936 | 154 W. 75th St., NYC | Address on ship manifest with Mary | Confirms residence. |
| Aug 19, 1937 | NYC | Joseph (age 13) arrives from Trinidad | Address: 11–13 Columbia St., Brooklyn. |
| Feb 2, 1938 | NYC | First lecture | “Secret of the Sperm.” |
| Jul 25, 1938 | 112 W. 72nd St. (Hotel Hargrave), NYC | Divorce from Mildred Hughes Goddard | Grounds: adultery. |
| 1939 | NYC | Publishes At Your Command | — |
| 1940 Census | 24 W. 55th St., NYC | Catherine Willa listed (age 32, NJ) | — |
| 1941 | 112 W. 72nd St. (Hotel Hargrave), NYC | Residence with son Joseph | Travel records confirm. |
| Feb 25, 1942 | 112 W. 72nd St. Hotel Hargrave | Marriage to Catherine Willa Van Schmus | License issued Feb 25, 1942. Ceremony at 229 W. 48th St., NYC. Groom’s residence: 112 W. 72nd St.; Bride’s residence: 24 W. 55th St. Witnesses: J. N. Goddard, Margaret A. Van Schmus. Officiant: Rev. C. Everett Wagner. Cert. #4402. |
| Jun 28, 1942 | New York City | Birth of daughter Victoria Goddard | Child of Neville & Catherine. |
| Nov 19, 1942 – Mar 15, 1943 | U.S. Army | Military service | Pvt., Medical Detachment, 4011th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Honorably discharged at Camp Polk, LA. |
| Mar 4, 1943 | INS (Washington, D.C.) | Certificate of Arrival issued | Confirms Dec 23, 1925 entry. |