Elisabeth Coit (1892-1987)
Name
Coit, Elisabeth
Personal Information
Birth/Death: b. 07 September 1892 - d. 07 April 1987
Gender: Female
Occupation: American architect
Location: New York, NY
AIA Affiliation
Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1929-decease
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) 1955
Biographical Sources
American Architects Directories:
Biographical listing in 1956 American Architects Directory
Biographical listing in 1962 American Architects Directory
Biographical listing in 1970 American Architects Directory
Biographical Directories:
Entry in Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects (New York: Macmillan, 1982)
Entry in Sarah Allaback, The First American Women Architects (University of Illinois Press, 2008)
Related Records
Archival Holdings
The American Institute of Architects Archives
Membership file includes application and membership correspondence, Fellowship nomination and supporting letters. Coit received a Langley Scholarship from the AIA for two successive years, 1937-38 and 1938-39, and her Langley applications are in the AIA Archives. For a description of the Edward Langley Scholarships and announcements of the recipients for 1936, 1937, and 1938, see these pages from The Octagon, the AIA's magazine.