African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865–1945

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African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865–1945
EditorDreck Spurlock Wilson
PublisherRoutledge
Publication date
January 12, 2004
ISBN978-0-415-92959-2

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.[1] Some of the earliest building designs in this book date back to 1865, however there are possibly earlier African American architects.[4]

African American women architects[edit]

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  1. ^ a b Kahn, Eve M. (2004-06-03). "A Book Remembers Forgotten Architects". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  2. ^ Rossell, E. G. Daves (Winter 2005). "Review of African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945". CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship, Volumes 1-8, National Park Service (NPS). Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  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. 67 (1): 142–144. doi:10.1525/jsah.2008.67.1.142. ISSN 0037-9808.
  4. ^ Reggev, Kate (January 29, 2021). ""That [Most] Exceptional One": Early Black Female Architects". Madame Architect. Retrieved 2023-03-04.