Mabel Clair Vandenburg Welch (November 8, 1890 – December 3, 1981) was an American architect. She was the first woman to work as a professional architect in El Paso, Texas.
Welch and her husband, who had tuberculosis, came to El Paso for the climate in 1916.[2][3] She learned the construction business from her husband and after his death in July 1927, took over the company.[4][5] By 1939, she was a member of the Society of American Registered Architects.[6] Welch was the first certified woman architect in El Paso.[3] She continued to build new houses until 1952, after which she remodeled older homes.[6]
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