Beverly Lorraine Greene

Biography

Beverly Lorraine Greene (October 4, 1915 – August 22, 1957) was an American architect. According to architectural editor Dreck Spurlock Wilson, she was believed to be the first female African-American licensed architect in the United States. She was registered as an architect in Illinois in 1942, and worked on projects within the modernist movement, focusing on institutional, civic, and residential design.

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