Emma Brunson


Emma Brunson was an American architect and the state of Minnesota's first registered woman architect. Brunson was probably born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Nothing is known of her education and training, however, she worked as a drafter and specifications writer for Augustus F. Gauger for 15 years before she opened her own firm in 1920. She became Minnesota's First registered woman architect on December 23, 1921, soon after the enactment of the Minnesota law requiring registration for architects and engineers. She did primarily residential work until her retirement in 1968. Brunson died in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1980.

Projects

Some of her buildings are:
Her papers are held in the Northwest Architectural Archives at the University of Minnesota.

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