Helen Douglass French
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: January 01, 1900
Date of Death: 1994
Birth City: Arlington
Birth State/Province: Massachusetts
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: San Francisco
Resident State/Province: California
Resident Country: United States
Notes: www.oac.cdlib.org/data/13030/vf/tf8489n9vf/files/tf8489n9vf.pdf
Archive/Repository: Universiy of California at Berkeley; Records of Helen D. and Prentiss French, 1932-1978.
Sources: The First American Women Architects By Sarah Allaback
Specialties
Subject: Protor place(Orelton farm)
Subject: Daniel Chester French Studio
Description: remodeling
Subject: William S.Rosecrans
Jobs
Employer: Charles G. Loring, Stanley B. Parker & William T. Aldridge
Title: draft woman/designer
Country: United States
Collaborators
Name: Prentiss French
Project: Worked in New England, Californina, and Flolrida
Organization: Husband and wife worked together and separately.
Country: United States
Url: Helen Douglass French
Notes: Helen designed the buildings and Prentiss the landscaping aspect
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
No awards on record
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
No projects on record
Education
Institution: Smith College
Department: School of architecture and landscape architecture
Institution: Ecole des Beaux Arts
Degree: Diploma in architecture
Start Date: 1926
End Date: 1927
Institution: Cambridge School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Department: Archtecture
Degree: Bachelor of Architecture
End Date: January 01, 1921
Notes: Prentis French who was at Harvard at the same time, later married Douglass in 1927
Licensing
License: Certified architect
Organization: State of California
Date Awarded: 1946
Professional Affiliations
Organization: AIA
Role: member
Start Date: 1949
Notes: until deceased
Publications By
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Publications About
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