Elizabeth Coit
General Information
Occupation: Architect, Researcher
Date of Birth: 1892
Date of Death: 1987
Birth City: Winchester
Birth State/Province: Massachusetts
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: New York
Resident State/Province: New York
Resident Country: United States
Notes: Online Finding Aid at: http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00515
Archive/Repository: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Elisabeth Coit Papers, 87-M130
Sources: Architectural Record, Vol. 103 part 2, April-June, 1948
Specialties
Subject: Urban Housing Design and Consultancy
Jobs
Employer: Grosvenor Atterbury
Title: Draftsman-Designer
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1919
End Date: January 01, 1929
Employer: Federal Public Housing Authority, Technical Division
Title: Principal Project Planner
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1948
End Date: January 1962
Employer: Mayer and Whittersley
Title: Research Associate
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1947
End Date: January 01, 1948
Employer: Public Housing Design (Federal Public Housing Authority's publication)
Title: Architect, Technical Standards Editor
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1942
End Date: January 01, 1947
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Langley Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects
Notes: 1938-1940
Name: Medal in the Better Homes in America Competition
Date Received: January 01, 1933
Name: Pioneer in Architecture from the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects
Date Received: January 01, 1969
Name: Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
Description: for literature and public service
Date Received: January 01, 1955
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
No projects on record
Education
Institution: Radcliffe College
Start Date: January 01, 1909
End Date: January 01, 1911
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Architecture
End Date: January 01, 1919
Institution: Sorbonne
Notes: in Paris
Institution: Boston's Museum of Fine Arts School
Start Date: January 01, 1911
End Date: January 01, 1913
Institution: Wilson College
Degree: Honorary Degree
Start Date: January 01, 1969
Licensing
License: Registered Architect (002955)
Organization: State of New York
Date Awarded: January 14, 1926
License: Registered Architect
Organization: State of New Jersey
Professional Affiliations
Organization: New York Housing Authority
Organization: newsletter of the New York Metropolitan Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
Role: Editor
Start Date: January 01, 1968
Organization: Architectural Record
Role: Book Reviewer
Organization: American Institute of Architects
Role: Member
Organization: Landmarks Preservation Commission
Role: Member appointed by Mayor John V. Lindsay
Start Date: January 01, 1970
Publications By
Title: Notes on Design and Construction of the Dwelling Unit for the Lower-Income Family, Part I-II
Publication: Octagon
Volume: 13
Page: 10-30
Notes: October 1941
Title: Housing From the Tenant's Viewpoint
Publication: Architectural Record
Volume: 91
Page: 71-84
Notes: April 1942
Publications About
Title: Elisabeth Coit, 94, Architect And a Specialist on Housing
Author: unknown
Publication: New York Times
Date Published: January 01, 1987