Louis H. Persley
Lewis Hudison Persely, alternatively spelled Louis Pursley, (1888 or 1890 - 1932) was an architect in the United States.[1] Louis Persley became the first African American to register with the new Georgia State Board of Registered Architects on April 5, 1920.[2]
He studied at Lincoln University, and Carnegie Institute of Technology. He became a professor at Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Persely and fellow architect Robert Robinson Taylor collaborated on the design of several buildings on Tuskegee Institute campus.
He is buried at Linwood Cemetery in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood of Macon, Georgia.
A historical marker commemorates him.[3]
Work
- Campbell Chapel A.M.E. Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places[4]
- First African Methodist Episcopal Church (1916) in Athens, Georgia[5]
- Masonic Temple in Birmingham
- Dinkins Memorial Building at Selma University with Robert Robinson Taylor
- Masonic Temple in Birmingham with Robert Robinson Taylor[6]
- Buildings on the campus of Tuskegee Institute with Robert Robinson Taylor[7]
References
- ^ "A Macon street bears his name, but you don't know his story". Historic Macon Foundation.
- ^ "Louis H. Persley (1888-1932)". Georgia Historical Society.
- ^ "Louis H. Persley (1888-1932) - Georgia Historical Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
- ^ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM: CAMPBELL CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH" (PDF). npgallery.nps.gov. 5 September 1997.
- ^ "First African Methodist Episcopal Church - - Athens, GA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
- ^ "Interior Design Magazine". m.interiordesign.net.
- ^ "Tuskegee University". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. September 6, 2018.