Wallace Augustus Rayfield (1874–1941), was an American architect and educator.[1] He was the second formally educated practicing African American architect in the United States.[2][3]
Wallace Augustus Rayfield was born around May 10, 1874 in Bibb County near Macon, Georgia.[4] Rayfield attended schools in Macon, Georgia before moving to Washington, D.C. to live with his aunt after the death of his mother.[4]
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Hamilton, G. P. (1911) "W. A. Rayfield, B. S., Birmingham, Ala." in Beacon Lights of the Race. Memphis, E. H. Clarke & Brother, pp. 451–7
Brown, Charles A. (1972) W. A. Rayfield: Pioneer Black Architect of Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham: Gray Printing Company
McKenzie, Vinson. (Fall 1993) "A Pioneering African-American Architect in Alabama: Wallace A. Rayfield, 1874–1941." Journal of the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art & Architecture. Vol. 13
Durough, Allan R. (2010) The Architectural Legacy of Wallace A. Rayfield: Pioneer Black Architect of Birmingham, Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press ISBN978-0-8173-1683-9
External linksedit
site by Allen R. Durough at the Wayback Machine archived (March 16, 2012)
Wallace Rayfield at BhamWiki.com
April 12, 2024
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Wallace Augustus Rayfield 1874 1941 was an American architect and educator 1 He was the second formally educated practicing African American architect in the United States 2 3 Wallace Augustus RayfieldBornMay 10 1874Bibb County Georgia U S DiedFebruary 28 1941U S Other namesWallace A RayfieldEducationPratt InstituteAlma materHoward University Columbia UniversityOccupation s Architect educatorKnown forSecond formally educated practicing African American architect in the U S Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Notable work 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editWallace Augustus Rayfield was born around May 10 1874 in Bibb County near Macon Georgia 4 Rayfield attended schools in Macon Georgia before moving to Washington D C to live with his aunt after the death of his mother 4 Career editHe was an apprentice at an architectural firm A B Mullett and Co while attending Howard University 4 Rayfield received a B S degree in 1896 in Classics from Howard University 4 He then completed a graduate certificate in 1898 from Pratt Institute before earning his bachelor of architecture B Arch in architecture from Columbia University in 1899 5 Upon graduation he was recruited by Booker T Washington to the role Directorship of the Architectural and Mechanical Drawing Department at Tuskegee Institute now Tuskegee University in Tuskegee Alabama His students included William Sidney Pittman and Vertner Woodson Tandy 6 7 In 1907 Rayfield opened a professional office in Tuskegee Alabama from which he sold mail order plans nationwide He also advertised branch offices in Birmingham Montgomery Mobile and Talladega Alabama and Atlanta Savannah Macon and Augusta Georgia He left Tuskegee Institute and moved to Birmingham Alabama in 1908 to focus on his young practice He was elected as Superintending Architect for the Freedman s Aid Society and Connectional Architect of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church He died on February 28 1941 Notable work editBirmingham Art Club 1908 Birmingham Alabama 4 Dr Arthur M Brown Residence 1908 319 4th Terrace Birmingham Alabama demolished 4 Sixth Avenue Baptist Church 1909 1531 6th Avenue Birmingham Alabama 4 16th Street Baptist Church 1911 Birmingham Alabama 4 People s A M E Zion Church 1911 Syracuse New York T C Windham Construction Company Office Building 1912 Birmingham Alabama Alabama Penny Savings Bank Knights of Pythian Temple Building 1913 Birmingham Alabama 4 R A Blount Residence 1914 322 6th Avenue North Birmingham Alabama 4 32nd Street Baptist Church 1924 Birmingham Alabama 8 Antioch Baptist Church 1926 956 W 9th Street Cincinnati Ohio 4 Trinity Baptist Church Birmingham Alabama Harmony Street Baptist Church Birmingham Alabama Metropolitan A M E Zion Church Birmingham Alabama Ebenezer Baptist Church Chicago Illinois 4 St Paul s Episcopal Church Batesville Arkansas Trinity Building South Africa Mt Zion Baptist Church Pensacola Florida Morning Star Baptist Church Demopolis Alabama Marlinton Methodist Church Marlinton West Virginia Marlinton Presbyterian Church Marlinton West Virginia Mt Pilgrim Baptist Church Milton Florida Madame Clisby Residence Birmingham Alabama Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church Laurens South Carolina First Missionary Baptist Church Decatur Alabama Pythian Temple Building Cotton Avenue Macon Georgia St Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church Birmingham Alabama First Congregational Church now part of Talladega College Talladega Alabama 4 Dorms at Haven Institute and Conservatory of Music Meridian Mississippi 4 See also editRobert R Taylor the first professionally trained African American architect in the U S African American architectsReferences edit Dozier Richard K 2006 African Americans in Architecture African American Registry AAREG Archived from the original on 2009 02 08 Ward Logan January 2011 Rediscovering Mr Rayfield The legacy of a pioneering African American architect is being restored by an indefatigable Southern Baptist preacher Preservation Archived from the original on 2012 08 26 Craven Jackie November 10 2019 Black Architects After the Civil War ThoughtCo Retrieved 2023 02 12 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Wilson Dreck Spurlock March 2004 African American Architects A Biographical Dictionary 1865 1945 Routledge pp 50 474 477 ISBN 978 1 135 95629 5 Wallace Rayfield Alabama African American History 23 December 2014 W Sidney and Portia Washington Pittman House Prince George s County Historic Site Summary Sheet Section 8 Significance Weiss Ellen 2012 01 01 Robert R Taylor and Tuskegee An African American Architect Designs for Booker T Washington NewSouth Books ISBN 9781588382481 Historic American Buildings Survey Thirty Second Street Baptist Church 518 Thirty second Street South Birmingham Jefferson County AL Library of Congress Washington D C 20540 USA Retrieved 2022 07 10 Hamilton G P 1911 W A Rayfield B S Birmingham Ala in Beacon Lights of the Race Memphis E H Clarke amp Brother pp 451 7 Brown Charles A 1972 W A Rayfield Pioneer Black Architect of Birmingham Ala Birmingham Gray Printing Company McKenzie Vinson Fall 1993 A Pioneering African American Architect in Alabama Wallace A Rayfield 1874 1941 Journal of the Interfaith Forum on Religion Art amp Architecture Vol 13 Durough Allan R 2010 The Architectural Legacy of Wallace A Rayfield Pioneer Black Architect of Birmingham Alabama Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press ISBN 978 0 8173 1683 9External links editWallace A Rayfield site by Allen R Durough at the Wayback Machine archived March 16 2012 Wallace Rayfield at BhamWiki com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wallace Rayfield amp oldid 1216217746, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
