African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865–1945 Explained

Pub Date:January 12, 2004
Editor:Dreck Spurlock Wilson
Publisher:Routledge
Isbn:978-0-415-92959-2
African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865–1945

African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865–1945 is an American biographical dictionary with a focus on the history of previously overlooked African American architects, the book was edited by Dreck Spurlock Wilson and published in the first edition on January 12, 2004, by Routledge.[1] [2] [3]

The book features 151 profiles, of which 9 are women. Some of the earliest building designs in this book date back to 1865, however there are possibly earlier African American architects.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Kahn . Eve M. . 2004-06-03 . A Book Remembers Forgotten Architects . en-US . . 2023-03-04 . 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: Rossell . E. G. Daves . Winter 2005 . Review of African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945 . 2023-03-04 . CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship, Volumes 1-8, National Park Service (NPS).
  3. Weiss . Ellen . 2008-03-01 . Review: The Rosenwald Schools of the American South, by Mary S. Hoffschwelle and African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary 1865–1945, by Dreck Spurlock Wilson . Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians . en . 67 . 1 . 142–144 . 10.1525/jsah.2008.67.1.142 . 0037-9808.
  4. Web site: Reggev . Kate . January 29, 2021 . "That [Most] Exceptional One": Early Black Female Architects ]. 2023-03-04 . Madame Architect . en-US.