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Romulus C. Archer

1890–1968

United States

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Romulus Cornelius Archer Jr. (March 11, 1890 – November 29, 1968) was an American architect. An African American, he is credited with designing Virginia University of Lynchburg (originally Lynchburg Baptist Seminary) in Lynchburg, Virginia and Saint Paul African Union Methodist Church in Washington D.C. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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