Elise Mercur

Dates of Birth and Death

Education

• Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia

Affiliations/Firms

• Thomas Boyd Architect, Pittsburgh, PA (1896-1898)
• Elise Mercur Architect, Pittsburgh, PA (1898-1899)

Major projects

• Woman's Building, 1895, Cotton States and International Exhibition, Atlanta, GA
• Children's Building, Pittsburgh Home and Hospital, 1896, Pittsburgh, PA
• Beaver College and Musical Institute Building, 1896, Pittsburgh, PA
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1896, Pittsburgh, PA
• St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 1897, Pittsburgh, PA
• Washington Female Seminary (later known as McIlvaine Hall), 1897, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA

Awards, honors and press

• Branton, Harriet. "The Forgotten Lady Architect," Observer-Reporter, April 23, 1983: C-1.
• Tannler, Albert M. “A Determined Architect.” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Focus 29:27 (May 9,. 2004): 8-10.
• Tannler, Albert M. “Researching Regional Architects: Introducing Elise Mercur Wagner.” PHLF News 167 (September 2004): 15.

Keywords

Biography

Written by Erin Sweeney (BWAF)

Major Buildings and Projects

• Woman’s Building, 1895, Cotton States and International Exhibition, Atlanta, GA
• Children’s Building, Pittsburgh Home and Hospital, 1896, Pittsburgh, PA
• Beaver College and Musical Institute Building, 1896, Pittsburgh, PA
• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1896, Pittsburgh, PA
• St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 1897, Pittsburgh, PA
• Washington Female Seminary (later known as McIlvaine Hall), 1897, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA

Sources

Allaback, Sarah, The First American Women Architects (Chicago: University of Illinois, 2008), 137-139.

Branton, Harriet, “The Forgotten Lady Architect,” Observer-Reporter, April 23, 1983: C-1.