Grace Crosby was born in 1847 in Fort Wayne, IN. As an adult, she was one of the earliest female architects in the state. Grace acquired her education through apprenticeships with several Fort Wayne architecture firms. From 1900-1910 she worked for Alfred Grindle. The next year she joined Joel Roberts Ninde at Wildwood Builders. The two women worked with Louise Josephine Pellans at Wildwood for a year. Wildwood designed many houses in Fort Wayne over the next five years, until Joel’s early death in 1916. Grace continued on at Wildwood until 1917, when she opened her own firm. WWI presented an opportunity for her, as most male architects were away fighting. From 1918-1930, Grace worked as a designer for Steele-Myers Department Store, a draughtswoman for S F Bowser Company designing gas pumps and filling stations, as an architect for Griffith & Goodrich, and finally as an architect for Bradley & Babcock. She retired in 1920 and died in 1962. Her house was 413 W DeWald St, Fort Wayne