John Clavon Norman Sr. (1892 - 1967) was an architect in Charleston, West Virginia. He was African American.[1][2][3]
He was born in New Jersey.
His office was in the Knights of Pythias building.[4]
He married Ruth Stephenson and had a son who became a heart surgeon.[5] She taught high school English.[6]
The West Virginia State Archives have a collection of his papers.[5]
https://lunaparkwv.com/history/john-c-norman-wvs-first-black-architect/
In the 2016 John Norman Street was named for him.[7]
Works
edit- Washington High School in London, West Virginia
- Hotel Ferguson in Charleston*Simmons High School in Montgomery
- Hotel and theater in Gauley Bridge for C. A. Connelly
- 16th Street Baptist Church in Huntington, West Virginia[5]
- John C. Norman home< at 1118 Second Ave.[8]<ref>https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/exhibits/23?section=56</ref€
References
edit- ^ https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/charleston-s-first-black-architect-worked-on-both-sides-of-color-line/article_2c534ed7-3677-537e-821d-4a8bfb740136.html
- ^ https://mountainmessenger.com/recognition-john-c-norman-sr/
- ^ https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1687
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=5xYcPVrYliIC&pg=PA29&dq=hotel+ferguson+charleston&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiayYqYiYqHAxXHfTABHcbCCUsQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q=hotel%20ferguson%20charleston&f=false
- ^ a b c https://archive.wvculture.org/history/collections/specialcollections/sc2012-046.html
- ^ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4251322/
- ^ https://cacwv.org/john-norman-street-dedication/
- ^ https://theclio.com/entry/9253