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Anna Pendleton Schenck

Anna Pendleton Schenck (January 8, 1874 – April 29, 1915) was an architect. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was the business partner of Marcia Mead (1879–1967) and they established the first fe...

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Anna Pendleton Schenck (January 8, 1874 – April 29, 1915) was an architect.[1][2] She was the business partner of Marcia Mead (1879–1967) and they established the first female architectural firm in New York City in 1914.[3]

Biography

Schenck was born on January 8, 1874, in Brooklyn, New York to Noah Hunt Schenck and Ann Pierce Pendleton.[1]

Schenck attended Columbia University and was one of the first female graduates.[1] In Paris she studied under Aubertin.[1][3]

In March 1914, Schenck and Mead established an architectural firm.[1] They completed some country houses in New York and New Jersey, a neighborhood center for children, and the Ellen Wilson Memorial Homes in Washington, DC.[3][4] They were awarded first honor for their concept of a neighborhood center for the Bronx by the Chicago City Club in March 1915.[1][5]

Schenck died of pneumonia on April 29, 1915, at New York Hospital.[1][5] Mead retained the name Schenck and Mead for several years after Schenck's death.[5]

References

  1. 1234567"Miss Anna P. Schenck, Architect, Dies"(PDF). The New York Times. April 30, 1915. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. ↑"Girl Architects Organize A Firm. First of Its Kind, It's Expected to Show That Women Need Only Opportunity"(PDF). The New York Times. March 8, 1914. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  3. 123Sarah Allaback (2008). "Marcia Mead (1879-1967)". The First American Women Architects. ISBN 9780252033216.
  4. ↑"Architectural drawings for apartment houses ("The Ellen Wilson Memorial Homes"), Washington, D.C."The Library of Congress. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Coburn, Leslie (30 de abril de 2013). «Considerando a la gente de las calles secundarias: Planificación urbana en el City Club de Chicago» . En Van Zantzen, David (ed.). Dibujando el futuro: Arquitectura de Chicago en el escenario internacional, 1900-1925 . Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press . pág. 102. ISBN  9780810128989OCLC 811137317. Consultado el 2 de marzo de 2020 a través de Google Books.