Melissa Minnich Coleman
She was born in Landisville, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1939 with a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering, after being awarded the 1938 Beaux-Arts Institute of Design (BAID) medal. She worked in Wilmington, Delaware from 1939 until 1941 for architect John F. Mullins, and met her husband Clifford LeRoy Coleman there.
Also recorded as Mary Melissa Minnich
Melissa Minnich Coleman
- Name
- Melissa Minnich Coleman
- Birth Name
- Mary Melissa Minnich
- Born
- 9 October 1917
- Birthplace
- Landisville, Pennsylvania
- Died
- 1 April 2014
- Education
- Pennsylvania State University
- Field
- Architecture
- Awards
- Beaux-Arts Institute of Design (BAID) (1938)
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Hempfield High School · Penn Manor High School · Milton Hershey School
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She was born in Landisville, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1939 with a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering, after being awarded the 1938 Beaux-Arts Institute of Design (BAID) medal. She worked in Wilmington, Delaware from 1939 until 1941 for architect John F. Mullins, and met her husband Clifford LeRoy Coleman there.
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They were married August 29, 1942.
Melissa Minnich Coleman studied at Pennsylvania State University. The field of work recorded is architecture. Employment is recorded with Hercules Inc. Positions recorded include vice president. Works named in the authority record are Hempfield High School, Penn Manor High School and Milton Hershey School.
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• Name — Melissa Minnich Coleman • Birth Name — Mary Melissa Minnich • Born — 9 October 1917 • Birthplace — Landisville, Pennsylvania • Died — 1 April 2014 • Education — Pennsylvania State University • Field — Architecture • Awards — Beaux-Arts Institute of Design (BAID) (1938)
Coleman & Coleman
Coleman & Coleman
Coleman and her husband established the firm of Coleman & Coleman in Landisville in 1947, merging with Haak & Kaufman of Myerstown, Pennsylvania in 1970 to form Haak, Kaufman, Coleman & Coleman. Coleman & Coleman first specialized on designing schools in Lancaster County, such as Hempfield High School, Penn Manor High School, and Centerville Middle School. They designed forty-eight student houses for the Milton Hershey School, along with a school building, Catherine Hall, Founder's Hall and the Hershey Motor Lodge. Coleman also worked for Hercules Powder Company, A. T. Granger Associates, and the Buchart Engineering Company. She served as a vice president of the American Association of University Women in 1952–1953.
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