183:
in 1919 after three years of study. Due to academic policies in place at the time, female students were not accepted into the four-year program in
Architecture, but limited to the two-year degree program in architectural drafting at MIT. Prior to her education at the Massachusetts Institute of
833:
838:
788:
759:
220:
and a partner at Howe, Manning & Almy, Inc. Upon becoming partner at the firm, she took over the position of chief draftsman. Despite surviving the
858:
454:
873:
686:
180:
144:
86:
760:"Guide to the Records of Howe, Manning & Almy, Inc. and the Papers of Lois Lilley Howe, Eleanor Manning O'Connor, and Mary Almy MC.0009"
853:
848:
613:
139:, one of the first architecture firms founded by women in the United States and specializing in domestic architecture. She studied
217:
843:
446:
402:
796:
136:
116:
579:
Mary Almy's papers reside in the collection for Howe, Manning and Almy at MIT. The Almy family papers are located at the
868:
342:
72:
213:
635:
224:, the firm closed in 1937 after Howe retired. Manning and Almy continued in private practice. Almy also worked with
387:
309:
767:
587:. Howe, Manning, and Almy were the subject of a dissertation defended in 1976 at Boston University by Gail Morse.
863:
878:
539:
365:
273:
156:
204:
based architectural firm called
Collcut and Hamp, for two years. In the 1920s, she became a drafter for the
553:
39:
468:
426:
61:
828:
823:
264:
580:
562:
519:
476:
411:
225:
176:
333:
789:"Almy family. Papers of the Almy family, 1649-1967 (inclusive), 1835-1967 (bulk): A Finding Aid"
709:
682:
609:
584:
357:
168:
82:
676:
636:"The Firm A Study of the First Women's Architectural Firm in Boston: Howe, Manning, and Almy"
646:
221:
510:
710:"Featured Special Collection: Howe, Manning & Almy papers | MIT Libraries News"
817:
43:
35:
490:
140:
764:
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Institute Archives and Special Collections
606:
The Lady
Architects: Lois Lilley Howe, Eleonor Manning and Mary Almy, 1893-1937
209:
132:
288:
185:
164:
197:
172:
650:
318:
205:
201:
160:
216:, who had also attended MIT. In 1926, she became a member of the
793:
Schlesinger
Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University
175:
before developing an interest in architecture. She earned a
184:
Technology, Almy designed a summer home for her family on
112:
100:
92:
78:
68:
50:
28:
21:
167:throughout her life. In 1905 she graduated from
104:Helen Jackson Cabot Almy and Judge Charles Almy
834:MIT School of Architecture and Planning alumni
670:
668:
666:
8:
681:. University of Illinois Press. p. 43.
604:Cole, Doris and Keren Cord Taylor (1990).
235:
18:
839:Architects from Cambridge, Massachusetts
455:United States Department of the Interior
596:
255:
608:. New York: Midmarch Arts Press, NYC.
434:54 Dighton Street, Brighton, MA 02135
754:
752:
750:
748:
746:
181:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
145:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
87:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7:
744:
742:
740:
738:
736:
734:
732:
730:
728:
726:
629:
627:
625:
678:The first American women architects
131:(1883–1967) was an American
14:
859:20th-century American architects
218:American Institute of Architects
712:. Libraries.mit.edu. 2015-05-04
498:48 Congress Street, Boston, MA
447:Subsistence Homesteads Division
427:Winship - Boston Public Schools
403:Stevens Institute of Technology
675:Sarah Allaback (23 May 2008).
179:degree in architecture at the
137:Howe, Manning & Almy, Inc.
117:Howe, Manning & Almy, Inc.
1:
874:Colonial Revival architecture
343:Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
163:as a child and walked with
895:
388:Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire
310:The College Club of Boston
854:American women architects
122:
108:
849:Radcliffe College alumni
540:Cambridge, Massachusetts
410:1 Castle Point Terrace,
366:Cambridge, Massachusetts
317:44 Commonwealth Avenue,
274:Fitchburg, Massachusetts
157:Cambridge, Massachusetts
151:Early life and education
533:Cambridge Social Union
844:Architects from Boston
554:Garland Junior College
518:21–29 Exchange Street
40:Beverly, Massachusetts
62:Boston, Massachusetts
634:Morse, Gail (1976).
265:Fitchburg Art Museum
869:Quaker Philanthropy
581:Schlesinger Library
563:Beacon Hill, Boston
477:Lynn, Massachusetts
469:Lynn Boy Scout Camp
412:Hoboken, New Jersey
226:landscape architect
177:Bachelor of Science
147:from 1917 to 1919.
135:, and a partner at
386:120 Howeville Rd,
380:Fleur-de-Lis Camp
334:Pine Manor College
253:Other Information
239:Commission Number
171:. She worked as a
16:American architect
688:978-0-252-03321-6
585:Radcliffe College
572:
571:
358:Radcliffe College
250:
196:Almy worked as a
169:Radcliffe College
126:
125:
83:Radcliffe College
58:(aged 83–84)
886:
864:Museum designers
808:
807:
805:
804:
795:. Archived from
785:
779:
778:
776:
775:
766:. Archived from
756:
721:
720:
718:
717:
706:
700:
699:
697:
695:
672:
661:
660:
658:
657:
640:
631:
620:
619:
601:
561:Chestnut Street
248:
236:
228:Henrietta Pope.
222:Great Depression
210:Lois Lilley Howe
155:Almy grew up in
57:
19:
894:
893:
889:
888:
887:
885:
884:
883:
879:Polio survivors
814:
813:
812:
811:
802:
800:
787:
786:
782:
773:
771:
758:
757:
724:
715:
713:
708:
707:
703:
693:
691:
689:
674:
673:
664:
655:
653:
638:
633:
632:
623:
616:
603:
602:
598:
593:
577:
511:Lynn Bank Block
234:
214:Eleanor Manning
194:
153:
79:Alma mater
64:
59:
55:
46:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
892:
890:
882:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
816:
815:
810:
809:
780:
722:
701:
687:
662:
621:
614:
595:
594:
592:
589:
576:
573:
570:
569:
567:
565:
559:
556:
551:
547:
546:
544:
542:
537:
534:
531:
527:
526:
524:
522:
520:Lynn, MA 01901
516:
513:
508:
504:
503:
501:
499:
496:
493:
488:
484:
483:
481:
479:
474:
471:
466:
462:
461:
459:
457:
452:
449:
444:
440:
439:
437:
435:
432:
429:
424:
420:
419:
417:
415:
408:
405:
400:
396:
395:
393:
391:
384:
381:
378:
374:
373:
371:
369:
368:United States
363:
360:
355:
351:
350:
348:
346:
341:400 Heath St,
339:
336:
331:
327:
326:
324:
322:
315:
312:
307:
303:
302:
300:
298:
295:
292:
286:
282:
281:
279:
277:
270:
267:
262:
258:
257:
254:
251:
246:
243:
242:Building Name
240:
233:
230:
208:firm owned by
193:
190:
152:
149:
124:
123:
120:
119:
114:
110:
109:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
80:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
60:
52:
48:
47:
34:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
891:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
821:
819:
799:on 2016-07-01
798:
794:
790:
784:
781:
770:on 2019-07-01
769:
765:
761:
755:
753:
751:
749:
747:
745:
743:
741:
739:
737:
735:
733:
731:
729:
727:
723:
711:
705:
702:
690:
684:
680:
679:
671:
669:
667:
663:
652:
648:
644:
637:
630:
628:
626:
622:
617:
615:1-877675-01-6
611:
607:
600:
597:
590:
588:
586:
582:
574:
568:
566:
564:
560:
557:
555:
552:
549:
548:
545:
543:
541:
538:
535:
532:
529:
528:
525:
523:
521:
517:
514:
512:
509:
506:
505:
502:
500:
497:
494:
492:
489:
486:
485:
482:
480:
478:
475:
472:
470:
467:
464:
463:
460:
458:
456:
453:
450:
448:
445:
442:
441:
438:
436:
433:
430:
428:
425:
422:
421:
418:
416:
413:
409:
406:
404:
401:
398:
397:
394:
392:
389:
385:
382:
379:
376:
375:
372:
370:
367:
364:
361:
359:
356:
353:
352:
349:
347:
344:
340:
337:
335:
332:
329:
328:
325:
323:
320:
316:
313:
311:
308:
305:
304:
301:
299:
296:
293:
290:
287:
284:
283:
280:
278:
275:
271:
268:
266:
263:
260:
259:
252:
247:
244:
241:
238:
237:
231:
229:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
191:
189:
187:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
150:
148:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
121:
118:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
71:
67:
63:
54:July 29, 1967
53:
49:
45:
44:United States
41:
37:
36:Beverly Farms
31:
27:
20:
801:. Retrieved
797:the original
792:
783:
772:. Retrieved
768:the original
763:
714:. Retrieved
704:
692:. Retrieved
677:
654:. Retrieved
642:
605:
599:
578:
491:Paine Webber
291:Competition
272:185 Elm St,
195:
154:
141:architecture
128:
127:
56:(1967-07-29)
829:1967 deaths
824:1883 births
321:, MA 02116
69:Nationality
818:Categories
803:2016-05-18
774:2016-05-18
716:2015-10-14
694:5 February
656:2019-01-15
591:References
256:Reference
159:. She had
93:Occupation
651:2144/6073
133:architect
129:Mary Almy
101:Parent(s)
96:Architect
23:Mary Almy
451:1933-34
297:Unbuilt
289:Cape Cod
249:Location
186:Cape Cod
165:crutches
113:Practice
73:American
643:Open BU
198:drafter
173:teacher
143:at the
685:
612:
575:Legacy
414:07030
390:03447
345:02467
319:Boston
276:01420
206:Boston
202:London
192:Career
639:(PDF)
558:1937
536:1935
515:1934
495:1934
473:1934
431:1932
407:1932
383:1931
362:1928
338:1926
314:1926
294:1926
269:1926
245:Year
232:Works
200:at a
161:polio
696:2012
683:ISBN
610:ISBN
550:944
530:890
507:878
487:873
465:867
443:866
423:835
399:834
377:831
354:724
330:686
306:684
285:660
261:652
212:and
51:Died
32:1883
29:Born
647:hdl
583:at
820::
791:.
762:.
725:^
665:^
645:.
641:.
624:^
188:.
85:,
42:,
38:,
806:.
777:.
719:.
698:.
659:.
649::
618:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.