Albert Grant Brown (1881–1924) was an American architect and professor.[1][2] He was an early African American architect and taught architecture at West Virginia Colored Institute (now West Virginia State University).[1]
Albert Grant Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1881 Campbells Creek, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 1924 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Burial place | Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | West Virginia Colored Institute, Tuskegee Institute |
Biography
editAlbert Grant Brown was born in 1881 in Campbells Creek, West Virginia.[3] Brown attended Black Hawk Hollow Negro School for primary school.[3] He continued his studies at West Virginia Colored Institute (now known as West Virginia State University) in Farm, West Virginia (now known as Institute, West Virginia);[3] and Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Tuskegee, Alabama on a scholarship.[3]
After graduation, Brown taught architecture classes at West Virginia Collegiate Institute (now West Virginia State University), his alma mater.[1] He also served as the athletic director for many years.[3]
After suffering from a hernia and checking into a hospital, he died on August 28, 1924, of pneumonia.[3] Rev. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson preceded over his funeral service which was held at the First Baptist Church in Charleston, West Virginia.[3] He was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston, West Virginia.[3]
Work
edit- The Knights of Pythias Hall (1905), Washington and Dickinson Streets, Charleston, West Virginia; now demolished[3]
- St. Paul Baptist Church (1920), 821 B Street, St. Albans, West Virginia[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Wilkins, Craig (2016-03-10). Diversity among Architects: From Margin to Center. Routledge. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-317-47926-0.
- ^ "Brown, Albert Grant". De Gruyter. Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, Internationale Künstlerdatenbank. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Wilson, Dreck Spurlock (2003-12-12). "Albert Grant Brown". African-American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945. Taylor & Francis. pp. 97–100. ISBN 978-0-203-49312-0.