Barbara Vorse Fealy (1903 – December 30, 2000) was an American landscape architect. In 1985, Fealy was elected a fellow of the

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, making her the first woman member in Oregon. Her works, which centered in

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, and the broader Pacific Northwest, have been recognized in several ways, including several which have been listed on the

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. Fealy worked on landscape design for

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, which was later named a

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Biography

Fealy was born in

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, Utah, in 1903 to Albert Justin Vorse, the operator of a large

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, and Bettie Vorse. As a child Fealy worked with her father in the nursery. She studied

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the University of Illinois from 1921 to 1925. She was taught by scholars including Jens Jensen and

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. After graduating in 1925, she took a job with her father. In either 1926 or 1928 Fealy moved to Denver, where she worked for McCrary, Culley and Carhart. She formed her own architectural firm in 1929, returning to Salt Lake City. In 1932, she was hired by the Utah State Planning Commission. Fealy moved to Oregon in 1947 with her husband, where she worked on a number of landscape designs, including those at the Oregon College of Art and Craft and the

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. In 1985, Fealy was elected a fellow of the

, making her the first woman member in Oregon. She died in 2000.

Personal life

In 1932, Fealy married Morris Hoag. She had at least two daughters.

Notable works

Barbara Fealy was involved in landscape design for a number of locations, including:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fealy, Barbara 1903 births 2000 deaths American landscape architects People from Salt Lake City University of Illinois alumni Women landscape architects