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Louis Edwin Fry Sr.
Louis Edwin Fry Sr. | |
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| Born | Louis Edwin Fry January 10, 1903 |
| Died | June 10, 2000 (aged 97) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Prairie View State College, Kansas State University, Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Architect, professor, department chair |
| Years active | 1927–c. 1972 |
| Spouse | Obelia E. Swearingen (m. 1927–2000; death) |
| Children | 2, including Gladys-Marie Fry |
| Awards | AIA DC Centennial Award (1995) |
Louis Edwin Fry Sr., FAIA, NOMA[1] (1903–2000) was an American architect and professor.[2][3] He was a former chair of the department of architecture at Howard University, a historically Black university in Washington, D.C..[4] Fry was a registered architect in Alabama, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.[5] He was known for his college and university campus architectural designs. Fry primarily worked at HBUs and state school designing buildings and campus plans, such as Prairie View A&M University; Howard University; Tuskegee University; Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama; and Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. Fry was a founding member of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA).[1] He was a partner in the architectural firm of Fry & Welch.
- ^ a b Howard, Annie (October 27, 2022). "Rediscovering NOMA's 'Forgotten' Founding Members". Architect Magazine.
- ^ "Louis E. Fry, Sr., FAIA: The recent deaths of individuals at the forefront of architectural practice, education, and theory will be felt worldwide". Architectural Record. 188 (8). New York City, NY: 32. August 2000. ProQuest 222134005 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Race No Great Handicap, Says Lincoln U. Architect". The Lincoln Clarion. December 11, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Architect Louis Fry Sr". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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