Douglas Dobell Ellington (26 June 1886 – 27 August 1960) was an American architect who is noted for his work in the Art Deco style.

Ellington studied architecture at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

[1] After returning from France, he worked as a professor of architecture at Columbia University and then the Carnegie Institute of Technology.

During World War I, Ellington worked with the United States Navy, supervising the design of camouflage for ships.

During World War II, Ellington designed a housing project in Charleston, South Carolina, which was meant as temporary housing; the Ashley Homes project was constructed on leased land and were expected to be torn down at the end of the war.