Bessie Smith was a Greeley native.
In 1842 Bessie Smith was born in Greeley, and she spent most of her life here. She went to Greeley High School where she graduated in 1899.

She planned buildings.
She went to a school to become an architect. (A person who plans or designs buildings.) She was the only female architect in Denver from 1901-1903. She came back to Greeley in 1903 to work. Bessie was known to climb on her buildings to be sure they were built the way she wanted. She was unique in not many women were in professional careers back then.

She designed the Plumb Farm House.
The house was built in 1907 with a cost of $2500. Bessie included several modern conveniences such as a downstairs bathroom, furnace and the house was wired for electricity.

The Coronado Building was another of her designs.
This building is still standing. It is located on the corner of 9 Avenue and 9 Street. It cost $40,000 to build. Completed in 1906, it was the largest building downtown.

No one knows what happened to her after 1910.
Some people think she moved to San Francisco, California. But no one knows for sure. There aren't any records of her being in Greeley after 1910.