HISTORIC NEWTON WALKS - Sun Sep 26

HISTORIC NEWTON WALKS
Sunday, September 26, 2 pm
A Remarkable Woman: Mrs Annie Cobb, Architect and Builder in the Late 1800s
Throughout history men have largely occupied the fields of construction and architecture. Annie M. Cobb, a Victorian woman of some means but with no traditional education, managed to develop skills as both an architect and builder in the newly emerging suburb of Newton Highlands. Come and learn about Mrs. Cobb, who is Massachusetts’ first woman architect, and her houses, which date from 1877 to 1903 from local resident Laura Fitzmaurice. Meet at the corner of Forest and Chester Streets. Free.