Olive Kingsley Chadeayne (February 9, 1904 - February 23, 2001) was an American architect who worked primarily in California from 1927 to 1970.

Early life and education

Though born in

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, at the age of eleven Chadeayne moved with her family to

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in southern California. She began studying architecture in 1922 at

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, but transferred to the

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in 1923 after the program at UCLA was discontinued. She graduated in 1926 with her B.A., after which she continued with post-graduate studies for one year, receiving her master's in 1927.Horton, Inge. "Olive Chadeayne," ''IAWA Newsletter'', Fall 1993, V. 5, No. 1, p. 1.

Career

Following her graduation, Chadeayne sought work at a number of Los Angeles-based firms, but found that few would consider hiring a woman. Eventually she was able to find work as a draftsperson at the firm of Pierpoint and Walter S. Davis. After their office closed during the Depression, she was able to find work in the mid-1930s with the architect and fellow UC Berkeley alumna

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. Based in the

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area, she specialized in residences and civic buildings in the

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style. Following Rice's death from ovarian cancer in late 1938, Chadeayne completed several of her unfinished projects and closed the firm's office soon thereafter. She began to teach a House Planning course at

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as part of the Home Economics curriculum, but returned to

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in 1942, where she worked as a production illustrator for the

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for the rest of World War II. Chadeayne resumed her own practice following the war, while contracting with other firms. In 1951, she took a job with the large firm David, Mann, Johnson, and Mendenhall where she became experienced in writing specifications, which developed into her specialty for the remainder of her career. She retired in 1970, but continued to work on a part-time basis and shared her expertise through organizations like the Association for Women Architects and the

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Notable projects

;Buildings, designs *Entrance lobby, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California (1932) *Burroughs Residence, La Jolla, California (1938) *Cramer Residence, Studio City, California (1945) *Stratton Store, Van Nuys, California (1946) *Bevis Residence, Patterson, California (1949 - 1953) *Theis Residence, Huntington Palisades, California (1950) *Theis Residence, Los Angeles, California (1950 - 1951) *Schiebel Residence, Pacific Palisades, California (1956) ;Buildings, specifications *U.S. Consulate in Singapore, Singapore *Bank of America Headquarters,

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, San Francisco, California (1966 - 1970)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chadeayne, Olive Architects from California 1904 births 2001 deaths UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design alumni People from Tracy, California California women architects 20th-century American women

Early life and education

Career

Notable projects

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