Anna Pendleton Schenck (January 8, 1874 – April 29, 1915) was an architect. She was the business partner of

Marcia Mead Marcia Mead (1879–1967) was an early 20th century American architect known for taking a neighborhood-centered approach to the design of low-cost housing. With Anna Pendleton Schenck, Anna P. Schenck (1874–1915), she was a partner in the firm ...

(1879–1967) and they established the first female architectural firm in

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in 1914.

Biography

Schenck was born on January 8, 1874, in

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to Noah Hunt Schenck and Ann Pierce Pendleton. Schenck attended

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and was one of the first female graduates. In Paris she studied under Aubertin. In March 1914, Schenck and Mead established an architectural firm. 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. They were awarded first honor for their concept of a neighborhood center for the Bronx by the Chicago City Club in March 1915. Schenck died of pneumonia on April 29, 1915, at

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. Mead retained the name Schenck and Mead for several years after Schenck's death.

References

1874 births 1915 deaths American women architects Columbia University alumni Architects from Brooklyn {{US-architect-19C-stub