Josephine Wright Chapman
Josephine Wright Chapman (1867-1943) was an architect in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York. She trained with Clarence Blackall, and was later affiliated with Grundmann Studios.[1] She belonged to the "Society of Architects."[2] Around 1909 she "reign[ed] supreme as the only woman architect in the Hub."[3]
Designs
- Craigie Hall / Craigie Arms, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. (1897)[4]
- All Saints Episcopal church, Attleboro, Mass. (ca.1900)[5]
- Episcopal church, Leominster, Mass. (ca.1900)[6]
- New England Building, Pan-American Exposition, 1901[7]
- Worcester Woman's Club / Tuckerman Hall, Worcester, Mass. (1902)[8]
- New Century Building, Huntington Ave., Boston (ca.1903)[9][10]
- Hillandale, Georgetown, Washington DC (1922)[11]
- Houses, Douglas Manor, Queens, NY (ca.1916)[12][13]
References
- ^ Boston Evening Transcript - Oct 23, 1897
- ^ She plans fine houses. Ottowa Free Trader, April 19, 1901
- ^ Some Successful Women Architects. Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader (Pennsylvania); Date: 01-20-1909
- ^ Ottowa Free Trader, April 19, 1901
- ^ She Builds Churches. Boston Has Developed a New Sphere of Industry for Women's Effort. Biloxi Daily Herald; Date: 06-22-1900
- ^ Biloxi Daily Herald; Date: 06-22-1900
- ^ Carpentry and Building, April 1901
- ^ http://www.tuckermanhall.org/
- ^ Helen M. Winslow. The Boston Women's Club House. Delineator, 1903.
- ^ Woman's Club House Corporation. Boston Evening Transcript - Oct 23, 1897
- ^ http://www.hillandalehoa.com/history.html
- ^ Habitats/Douglas Manor; Rustic Queens Hideaway. New York Times, August 14, 1994
- ^ http://www.dlnhs.org/douglasmanor/dmindex.cfm
Further reading
- Chapman. How to Decorate Your Home. Success. June 1904.
- Chapman. Pretty Wall Coverings. Success. May 1905.
- Chapman. Home Furnishings and Decorations. Success, June 1905.
- Chapman. Letter to the editor. New York Times, Sept. 8, 1914.
- Sarah Allaback. The First American Women Architects. University of Illinois Press, 2008.
External links
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1867 |
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1943 |
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