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Elise Mercur (1864 – March 27, 1947) was an American architect, one of the first female architects in Pennsylvania. She was the first woman to have a major commission in the South, having won the design contest for the Woman's Building at the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition. Most of the buildings that she built between 1895 and 1905 were public facilities and many have been demolished. ==Biography== Elise Mercur was born in 1864 in Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania〔 〕 to Anna Hubbard〔 〕 and Mahlon C. Mercur a businessman and councilman. She was the niece of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ulysses Mercur. Mercur was schooled in Germany and France and was fluent in both languages. She studied for four years at a music conservatory in Germany〔 after her father's death〔 and also studied art in Stuttgart. Upon her return to the United States, she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts〔 〕 focusing primarily on mathematics and design for three years.〔 〕 She began her career in 1889〔 as a draftswoman in the office of a prominent Pittsburgh architect and after a year was made foreman.〔 〕 She continued working for Thomas Boyd for 6 years and then opened her own practice in the Westinghouse Building in Pittsburgh.〔 In 1896, she was one of the founders of the Pittsburg Architectural Club and served as its first treasurer.〔 〕 She also was a popular lecturer presenting classes on building, plumbing, sanitation and other topics to local clubs like the Twentieth Century Club and the Pratt Institute School of Architecture.〔 〕〔 〕 Mercur primarily focused on public buildings〔 at least until her marriage when she advertised weekly house plans in the Sunday edition of the ''Pittsburgh Daily Post''.〔 〕〔 〕 Around 1899, Mercur married〔 〕 Karl Rudolph Wagner and within a year moved her practice to Economy, Pennsylvania. After relocating to Economy, Wagner built at least two schools and a residence. It is believed that she retired from her architectural practice in 1905. In 1924, she published a history of the towns of Economy and Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Wagner died on March 27, 1947 in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elise Mercur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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