Birthplace
Detroit, MichiganEducation
- University of Michigan, 1895
Years of practice
1895–1920 (estimated)Affiliations/Firms
- Purdy & Henderson
Major projects
- Broad Exchange Building, Wall Street, 25 Broad Street, New York, 1900
- Steel work, Astoria half of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, 1897 (razed 1929)
- Whitehall Building, 17 Battery Place, New York, 1902-04
- Barclay Building
- Siegel Co. 14th Street Store
- Bank of the Metropolis
Awards, honors and press
- "Skyscrapers Her Forte," Kansas City Star, April 12, 1905, p. 11
Keywords
New York, New York City, commercial, skyscrapersBiography
Early life and education
Originally from Detroit, Michigan
Graduated from The University of Michigan, 1895
Career in Architecture
Civil engineer in New York
“Specializing architect”
Major Buildings and Projects
Broad Exchange Building, Wall Street, 25 Broad Street, New York, 1900
Steel work, Astoria half of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, 1897 (razed 1929)
Whitehall Building, 17 Battery Place, New York, 1902-04
Press and Awards
Shaw, Wilfred. The University of Michigan. New York: Harcourt Brace and Howe, 1920.
“Woman Designer of Skyscrapers.” Architectural Art and Its Allies II:5 (November 1906): p. 13.
“Woman Designs Skyscraper-Miss Parker Furnished Structural Plans for Broad Exchange Building.” The Washington Post (13 January 1907): p. R2. URL: https://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=57983