Occupation-Architect
Benjamin McAdoo (1920-1981)
Benjamin F. McAdoo was born in Pasadena, California in 1920. He established the first African American-owned architecture firm in Seattle...
Julian F. Abele (1881-1950)
The legacy of architect Julian Francis Abele was brought into focus in the mid-1980s when in the midst of a...
Mel Streeter (1931-2006)
Mel Streeter was born in Riverside, California in 1931. He attended the University of Oregon on a basketball scholarship and...
Lester Oliver Bankhead (1912-1997)
Lester Oliver Bankhead was among a handful of pioneering black architects in Los Angeles in the 1950s. Although he faced...
Leon Bridges (1932- )
Leon Bridges is recorded as the founder of the second African American-owned firm in Seattle. He was born on August...
