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American architect (1881–1924) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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 |
Albert 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]
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