Gertrude Sawyer AIA (April 2, 1895 – February 11, 1996) was one of the earliest American women architects to practice in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., area.

[1][3] After graduating in 1922, Sawyer worked in the architectural firm of Edward Buehler Delk in Kansas City, Missouri, for a few months and designed her first house.

[3] Starting in 1932, Sawyer designed over two dozen residential and farm buildings for career diplomat Jefferson Patterson on his estate in St. Leonard, Maryland.

[1] Her designs include a main house in Colonial Revival style with such elements as a formal pillared entry, side porch, and classical moldings in the interior.

[3] During World War II, from 1943 to 1945, Sawyer served in the navy's Civil Engineer Corps (the Seabees), with the rank of lieutenant commander.