About Anna Pendleton Schenck
Lived 1874 – 1915 (aged 41). Anna Pendleton Schenck was an American architect.
Anna Pendleton Schenck (January 8, 1874 – April 29, 1915) was an architect. She was the business partner of Marcia Mead (1879–1967) and they established the first female architectural firm in New York City in 1914.
Biography Schenck was born on January 8, 1874, in Brooklyn, New York to Noah Hunt Schenck and Ann Pierce Pendleton. They were awarded first honor for their concept of a neighborhood center for the Bronx by the Chicago City Club in March 1915. Mead retained the name Schenck and Mead for several years after Schenck's death.
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Who was Anna Pendleton Schenck?
American architect
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Anna Pendleton Schenck was born on 8 January 1874 in Brooklyn.
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Anna Pendleton Schenck died on 29 April 1915 in Weill Cornell Medical Center.
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Anna Pendleton Schenck was an architect.
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