Mary Jane Colter
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: April 14, 1869
Date of Death: January 08, 1958
Birth City: Pittsburg
Birth State/Province: Pennsylvania
Birth Country: United States
Resident Country: United States
Notes: graduated high school in 1883, she was 14
Specialties
Subject: Native American influenced designs
Description: Western United States, especially Grand Canyon regions
Jobs
Employer: Mechanic Arts High School
Title: Art and Architecture Teacher
City: St. Paul
State: Minnesota
Country: United States
Employer: Fred Harvey Co.
Title: Architect
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Employer: Santa Fe Railway
Title: Architect and Decorator
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Collaborators
Name: Fred Harvey
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Apprenticeships
Institution: San Francisco Architecture Firm
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Awards
No awards on record
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: Grand Canyon projects
Description: Hermit's Rest, Lookout Studio, Bright Angel Lodge, Hopi House, Watchtower, Phantom Ranch
Notes: Mary was a stickler for detail and because of this, many of the workmen didn't like having her around on the site. She went out of her way to give her new constructions an "already lived in" look, and spared no expense in doing so.
Education
Institution: California School of Design, San Francisco, CA
Degree: Bachelor of Art, Art major
Notes: Upon the death of her father she persuaded her mother to allow her to attend this school so she might later help support the remaining family members, her mother and older sister
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
No affiliations on record
Publications By
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Publications About
Title: Women in Architecture and the problems of biography
Publication: Design Book Review
Issue: 25
Page: 19-22
Title: In the Land of the Hopi
Author: Jeff Book
Publication: House Beautiful
Volume: 138
Issue: 5
Page: 50, 52, 55, 56, 119
Date Published: May 01, 1996
Title: Drawing from the Desert
Author: Arnold Berke
Publication: Preservation
Volume: 49
Issue: 4
Page: 34-43, cover
Date Published: July 01, 1997
Title: Mary Colter, Builder Upon the Red Earth
Author: Virginia L. Grattan
Publisher: Grand Canyon Association
Notes: April 1995