Anna Pendleton Schenck

Anna Pendleton Schenck
Born	(1874-01-08)January 8, 1874 Brooklyn, NY
Died	April 29, 1915(1915-04-29) (aged 41) Manhattan, New York
Occupation	Architect
Parents	Noah Hunt Schenck (father) Ann Pierce Pendleton (mother)

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. "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. Sarah 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. Coburn, Leslie (April 30, 2013). "Considering the People on the Back Streets: Urban Planning at the City Club of Chicago". In Van Zantzen, David (ed.). Drawing the Future: Chicago Architecture on the International Stage, 1900–1925. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press. p. 102. ISBN 9780810128989. OCLC 811137317. Retrieved March 2, 2020 – via Google Books.