Pettersen, Eleanore Kendall (1916-2003)

Eleanore Kendall Peterson was an American architect. She attended Copper Union and received a Bachelor of Architecture in 1976. She opened a private practice from 1952 to 2002. She was one of the first women in New Jersey to be licensed. She primarily did residential architecture. She was the first woman to be elected president of the New Jersey Board of Architects, the president and regional director of the American Institute of Architects, the first female recipient of the Cooper Union's Professional Achievement Citation for Distinguished Accomplishments, the first woman to be appointed to the New Jersey State Board of Architects and the first female president of the organization, and the first woman to be resident of the New Jersey Society of Architects. She was also the president of the Bergen Country Altrusa Club, an organization for professional women.

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1916

Passaic, New Jersey

2003-01-15