Lutah Maria Riggs | |
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| Born | October 31, 1896 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 1984 (aged 87) Montecito, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Architect |
Lutah Maria Riggs FAIA (October 31, 1896 – March 8, 1984) was an American architect who worked for several decades in Santa Barbara, California. Born in Toledo, Ohio, she moved with her mother to Santa Barbara after high school, where she returned after receiving a BA in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. From 1921 to 1930, she worked as a draftswoman for George Washington Smith, and she continued to work as an architect in Santa Barbara until 1980, focusing primarily on residential work. She was the first licensed female architect in Santa Barbara,[1] and the first woman in California to be named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.[2]
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- ^ "Women In Architecture". Arvha.asso.fr. Retrieved 2012-02-23.