Emily Elizabeth Holman

Elizabeth Emily Holman
E. E. Holman, circa 1901
Born(1854-02-02)February 2, 1854
Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 13, 1925(1925-09-13) (aged 71)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesLillie Edwards
Occupationarchitect
Years active1884-1914
Known fordesigning most of the buildings at the National Park Seminary

Emily Elizabeth Holman (February 2, 1854 – September 13, 1925),[1] better known by her professional name of E. E. Holman, was one of the first female architects of Pennsylvania. She was active from the 1880s to her retirement in 1914 and was responsible for planning several important historical sites like the Goold House in the Wilder Village Historic District, Wilder, Vermont[2] and the National Park Seminary[3] among many others.

  1. ^ Certificate of Death for Emily Elizabeth Holman, September 15, 1925, File No. 85037, Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
  2. ^ "Wilder Village Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Woman's World: A Woman Architect Who Says the Field Is for Men Only". Danville, Pennsylvania: The Morning News. 23 February 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 28 September 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon