Rose Ishbel Greely
General Information
Occupation: Landscape Architect, Architect
Date of Birth: January 01, 1887
Date of Death: January 01, 1969
Birth City: Washington
Birth State/Province: District of Columbia
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: Washington
Resident State/Province: District of Columbia
Resident Country: United States
Sources: Birnbaum, Charles A., and Robin Karson, eds. Pioneers of American Landscape Design : An Annotated Bibliography. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2000.
Specialties
Jobs
Employer: Fletcher Steele
Title: Draftsman
City: Boston
State: Massachusetts
Country: United States
Employer: Horace W. Peaslee
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Employer: private practice
Title: Landscape Architect
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1925
End Date: January 01, 1960
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
No awards on record
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
No projects on record
Education
Institution: National Cathedral School for Girls, Washington
Institution: Abbott Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
Institution: Finch School, New York City
End Date: January 01, 1905
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Department: Interior Decorating
Institution: Cambridge School for Domestic Architecture and Landscape Architecture for Women in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Degree: Landscape Architecture and Architecture
End Date: January 01, 1920
Licensing
License: Registered Architect
Organization: Washington
Date Awarded: January 01, 1925
Notes: first licensed female architect in Washington
Professional Affiliations
Organization: American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Role: Fellow
Start Date: January 01, 1936
Organization: American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Role: Advisory Committee for the Williamsburg Restoration Project Member
Start Date: January 01, 1929
End Date: January 01, 1935
Publications By
Title: Why Should the Garden Have Design? Some of the Factors, Both Practical and Aesthetic That Influence of the Design of the Grounds
Publication: House Beautiful
Volume: November 1932
Page: 100-103
Publications About
Title: Rose Ishbel Greely, A Woman's Touch
Author: Joanne Seale Lawson
Publication: Washington History Magazine
Volume: Spring 1998
Page: 46-69
Title: A Garden on a Narrow City Lot in Georgetown: Belonging to and Designed by Rose Greely
Author: Mary Palache
Publication: House Beautiful
Volume: November 1932
Page: 316-317
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