Mary Brown Channel
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: January 01, 1907
Date of Death: January 01, 2006
Birth City: Portsmouth
Birth State/Province: Virginia
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: Portsmouth
Resident State/Province: Virginia
Resident Country: United States
Notes: Channel may have been the first female architect to be registered in Virginia
Archive/Repository: IAWA, Special Collections, Newman Library, Ms.2007-030
Specialties
Subject: Residential and Church Designs
Jobs
Employer: Private Practice
Title: Architect, Principal
City: Portsmouth
State: Virginia
Country: United States
Employer: Rudolph Cooke and Van Leeuwen
City: Portsmouth
State: Virginia
Country: United States
Notes: Spent two years gaining experience without recieving a salary.
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Baird Prize Competition Medal
Description: Six day design competion held by Cornell.
Notes: Became first girl to win the Prize.
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
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Education
Institution: Randolph-Macon Women's College
Department: Mathematics
Degree: Bachelor of Mathematics
Start Date: 1925
End Date: 1929
Institution: Cornell University
Department: Architecture
Degree: Architecture
End Date: January 01, 1933
Notes: Graduatng Second in her Class
Licensing
License: Architecture
Organization: Commonwealth of Virginia
Date Awarded: 1935
Notes: One of the first women to recieve Virginian licensure.
Professional Affiliations
No affiliations on record
Publications By
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Publications About
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