Introduction to the History of Black Architects in New York

Monday 22 February, 2016
6 - 8pm, $0

Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place

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Please join us in celebrating Black History Month with the exciting lecture 'Introduction to the History of Black Architects in New York," led by Roberta Washington, FAIA, NOMA. We invite all interested to attend.

In 1907, The New York Times reported that E. R. Williams, a "colored architect," was hired to add two floors to a four-story commercial building at West 46th Street and Eighth Avenue to create a department store for Negroes. Williams was also the architect of the first African American Museum planned for the Mall in 1929. Ever heard of him? Come get acquainted with a part of almost-forgotten architectural history. Washington will present stories of black architects in New York’s past and map the path to the present.

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