Elizabeth Wright Ingraham

Elizabeth Wright Ingraham
Born Elizabeth Wright
1922
Oak Park, Illinois
Died September 15, 2013(2013-09-15) (aged 90–91)
San Antonio, Texas
Nationality American
Known for Architecture
Movement mid-20th Century modernism
Spouse(s) Gordon Ingraham

Elizabeth Wright Ingraham (1922 – September 15, 2013) was an American architect.[1][2] She designed approximately 150 buildings in Colorado Springs.[3][4] She was the daughter of John Lloyd Wright and granddaughter of Frank Lloyd Wright.[5][6]

Early life

Born in 1922, in Oak Park, Illinois, Elizabeth was the daughter of John Lloyd Wright and Hazel Lundin, and granddaughter of Frank Lloyd Wright.[7] She served as a draftsman for the World War II Navy.[8]

Personal life

Elizabeth married Gordon Ingraham, an architect who had studied at Taliesin. They moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where she raised four children, including Catherine Ingraham.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Modern In Denver – Modern Living Inside & Out » An Architect in Her Own Wright". www.modernindenver.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  2. ↑ "Obit> Elizabeth Wright Ingraham, 1922-2013 - The Architect's Newspaper". archpaper.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  3. ↑ Heilman, Wayne (September 24, 2013). "Famed Colorado Springs architect Elizabeth Wright Ingraham dies at age 91". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Famed Colorado Springs architect Elizabeth Wright Ingraham dies at age 91". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  5. ↑ "Architectural Record | Project Portfolio | Elizabeth Wright Ingraham". Architectural Record. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  6. ↑ "Elizabeth Wright Ingraham - Colorado Women's Hall of Fame". Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  7. ↑ "Ingraham, Elizabeth Wright". Madison.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Elizabeth Wright Ingraham". Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 June 2017.


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