Ebba Wicks Brown

Ebba Wicks Brown (née Ebba Lenore Wicks; January 15, 1914 – April 15, 2006) was an American architect. She was the first woman to receive an architectural license by examination in the state of Oregon in 1942, and was the first woman to serve as on the Oregon State Board of Architect Examiners in 1960. She was part of the firms Wicks & Wicks Architects, Wicks & Brown Architects, and Brown, Brown & Grider.

Early life, family, and education Ebba Lenore Wicks was born on January 15, 1914, in Astoria, Oregon. Both of her parents were immigrants from Finland, Maria Olivia Cedarberg and John Erik Wicks. Ebba was the youngest of three sisters.

Career After graduation she worked as an apprentice under her father, designing custom residences in cities of Astoria, Seaside, and Hammond. She helped her father with blueprint, working from his office in the attic of Astoria's city hall. In the mid-1940s, she co-founded the firm Wicks & Wicks Architects, alongside her father John Erik Wicks.

Brown retired in 1979 but remained active in local community design projects. 1968, Illahee Apartments 1970, Daily Astorian Building 1971, US Bank, Astoria, Oregon