Career
Brunson was from Minnesota and worked as a drafter for Augustus Gauger for 15 years before she opened her own firm in 1920. She became a certified architect in 1921. She did primarily residential work until her retirement in 1968.
Brunson died in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1980.
Some of her buildings include:
Hugo Koch residence, Osceola Avenue between Albert and Hamline Avenues, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1923)
Emma Brunson residence, Maryland Street between Arcade and Mendota Streets, Saint Paul
Theodore Maier residence, 616 Gotzian, Saint Paul (1926)
Civil Engineer Smith residence, 673 Nebraska Avenue, Saint Paul (1926)
Her papers are held in the Northwest Architectural Archives at the University of Minnesota.
