Anna Keichline

Anna Keichline (born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania on 1889; died 1943) was an American architect and inventor from Pennsylvania. She was the first registered woman architect in Pennsylvania. [ [http://spec.lib.vt.edu/IAWA/Keichline/annak.html Internet Archive of Women in Architecture] ] She became noted for working on design of kitchens and interiors. She had several inventions concerning home use, but her most noted invention was the "K Brick" in 1927. This led to her receiving honors from the American Ceramic Society in 1931. [ [http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/keichline.html Lemelson-MIT "Inventor of the Week"] ]

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